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Digital Competition tackles complex and novel issues to advance open digital and competition policies for better innovation.
Our Passion
Digital Competition is a research and strategy consulting firm dedicated to promoting open digital and competition policies that foster innovation for businesses, law firms, and government agencies. Led by Dr. Christophe Carugati, a passionate and impartial expert in digital and competition policy, the firm combines expertise in law, economics, and policy to deliver cutting-edge research, strategic consulting, think tank initiatives, tailored training programmes, and impactful conferences. Digital Competition is committed to addressing the most pressing challenges in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital and competition policies.
Clients
Amazon
Uzbekistan competition authority
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Canadian competition authority
Analysis
Cooperation
Fast-Follower Digital Competition Regimes: Leveraging Lessons from First Movers
Christophe Carugati
17 January 2025
Fast-follower digital competition regimes can learn from first-moving frameworks to ensure regulatory coherence through legislative measures, regulatory decisions, and incentives for voluntary compliance.
Analysis
Cooperation
The Year of Digital Competition
Christophe Carugati
6 January 2025
Digital and competition policies must adapt to the pace of technological, geopolitical, and regulatory changes. Addressing these challenges requires research and stakeholder consultation to ensure policies remain effective and relevant.
External publication
Generative AI
Assessing the Competitive Dynamics of AI Partnerships
Christophe Carugati and Nicole Kar
11 December 2024
The paper categorises partnerships, examines competition challenges, and proposes recommendations to competition authorities to foster innovation and legal certainty.
The Capitol Forum
Pick for New Competition Chief, Could Favor Deals That Create European Champions but Would Likely Face Resistance From DG Comp, Courts
Lydia O'Neal
25 September 2024
Christophe Carugati discussed the mission letter of the new EU Competition Commissioner, Teresa Ribera.
Infographics
Generative AI
Competition authorities' actions on Generative AI
Christophe Carugati
25 September 2024
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, competition authorities worldwide have begun analysing GenAI. UK and Portugal issued reports; Germany reviewed the Microsoft/OpenAI partnership; other countries are still studying GenAI.
Infographics
Generative AI
AI competition principles
Christophe Carugati
25 September 2024
Competition authorities should propose a voluntary code of conduct applicable to all cloud providers based on principles of access, choice, non-discrimination, and flexibility to ensure positive competition outcomes in AI.
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