Lesson 5 of 5

Beyond the sandbox: innovation hubs, cross-border testing and lessons for firms

A sandbox is one tool among several that authorities use to deal with innovation. This lesson places it in the wider toolkit described by the IMF and the World Bank, explains how innovation hubs work and what firms ask them, follows the international pilot of cross-border testing and what it found, with a worked figure, and draws together what the sources imply for a firm that approaches an authority with a new product.

Published 14 October 2026