University of Tehran Iranian Journal of Public Policy 2538-5577 10 4 2024 12 21 The Requirements of the Process of Penal Policy-making Regarding the Digital Economy The Requirements of the Process of Penal Policy-making Regarding the Digital Economy 89 104 99828 10.22059/jppolicy.2024.99828 FA Mohammad Yekrangi Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 0000-0001-6831-6835 Yasaman Khademi Shoormasti PhD Student of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran 0009-0009-7117-2778 Journal Article 2024 12 20 The term Digital Economy refers to the development of ICT in Economics. This development has led to a transformation in economic activities related to goods and services. It has also changed the relationships between the government, businesses, and citizens. The ecosystem of this emerging paradigm has confronted the previous assumptions in the process of public policy governing the traditional economy with transformations. As a result, penal policy-making, which serves as a subsequent tool for implementing sectoral policies, is also not exempt from these changes. Hence, the question is how the digital economy impacts the cycle of penal policy-making with its requisites. The research shows that using the traditional economy's penal policy structures in the digital economy, considering recent experiences in digital economy policy-making and the principles of criminal law, may be incompatible with its requirements. This could negatively impact the policy-making cycle, disrupt the digital economy ecosystem, and prevent the government from effectively implementing this new tool of power globally. The term Digital Economy refers to the development of ICT in Economics. This development has led to a transformation in economic activities related to goods and services. It has also changed the relationships between the government, businesses, and citizens. The ecosystem of this emerging paradigm has confronted the previous assumptions in the process of public policy governing the traditional economy with transformations. As a result, penal policy-making, which serves as a subsequent tool for implementing sectoral policies, is also not exempt from these changes. Hence, the question is how the digital economy impacts the cycle of penal policy-making with its requisites. The research shows that using the traditional economy's penal policy structures in the digital economy, considering recent experiences in digital economy policy-making and the principles of criminal law, may be incompatible with its requirements. This could negatively impact the policy-making cycle, disrupt the digital economy ecosystem, and prevent the government from effectively implementing this new tool of power globally. https://jppolicy.ut.ac.ir/article_99828_56ef56c13e86786f099fa183b1a3be52.pdf