Better monitoring and law enforcement, coupled with private sector initiatives under pressure from civil society groups, have been credited for much of the decline. (news.mongabay.com)
Realizing the benefits of technology spillovers therefore also depends on an important and complementary role for government in supporting private sector initiatives in green innovation. (rff.org)
2014 saw the first private sector initiative in support of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots when Canadian company Clearpath Robotics issued a statement on 13 August pledging not to participate in the development of fully autonomous weapons. (stopkillerrobots.org)