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Digital Competition tackles complex and novel issues to advance open digital and competition policies for better innovation.

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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.

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Research

Impartial high-quality commissioned studies on novel market and regulatory trends.

Expertise: Studies on Generative AI, platform regulation, competition, digital regulations and competitiveness.

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Advisory

Strategic advice on global digital and competition policies. 

Expertise: Consultations related to digital competition regimes (EU, UK, Germany, Australia), digital regulations (data, AI), competition (antitrust, mergers), and dispute resolution (participative approach, regulatory sandboxes).

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Think Tank

A membership dedicated to impartially and promptly contributing to global digital and competition policies, fostering better innovation.

Expertise: Policy hubs on the EU's Digital Markets Act, generative AI and competition, digital completion coherence, and digital innovation.

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Training

Tailored training on new global legal and policy issues. 

Expertise: Training sessions on digital and AI markets.

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Conference

Speaking engagement on current and future policy developments.

Expertise: Speaker on Generative AI, platform regulation, competition, digital regulations and competitiveness.

Clients

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Amazon

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Uzbekistan competition authority

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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

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Canadian competition authority

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DMA Dialogue Hub

The Hub fosters a participatory approach, ensuring compliance solutions that benefit everyone.

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GenAI and Competition Hub

The Hub strives for responsible generative AI development, ensuring favourable market conditions that benefit all.

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Digital Competition Coherence Hub

The Hub aims for global coherence in digital competition rules for effective and cost-efficient regulation.

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Digital Innovation Hub

The Hub aims to support firms and their investors in their digital transformation endeavours, ensuring rapid and responsible technological development that benefits all.

Publications

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Opinion

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Answer Engines Reshape the Information Economy

Christophe Carugati

18 November 2024

As answer engines drive a new information economy, they should freely use content for AI training but compensate content creators when their work is used to generate answers.

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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.

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Global Competition Review (GCR)

Privacy Sandbox fallout highlights risks of “participative approach”, experts say

Bethan John

25 July 2024

Christophe Carugati discussed the Google privacy sandbox and the limits of the participative approach.

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ALM Law International

After EU Elections, Next Competition Chief May Preside Over New Chapter in EU Antitrust History

Linda A. Thompson

9 June 2024

Christophe Carugati discussed the priorities in competition policy for the next Commission.

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The Epoch Times

European Commission Targets US Tech Giants in First Digital Markets Act Probe

Indrajit Basu

26 March 2024

Christophe Carugati discussed the opening of formal DMA investigations.

Trackers

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European Digital Markets Act

A tracker of enforcement actions under the Digital Markets Act.

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German Section 19a GWB

A tracker of enforcement actions under Section 19a of the German Competition Act.​

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UK Digital Markets Act

A tracker of enforcement actions under the UK Digital Markets Act.

Infographics

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Competition authorities are increasingly monitoring GenAI

Christophe Carugati

25 September 2024

Competition authorities are increasingly and rapidly monitoring GenAI markets through market studies and enforcement actions, including under merger and antitrust laws.

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Cooperation

State of Play of the German Digitalisation Act

Christophe Carugati

25 September 2024

Three years after its implementation, the Act has been slow in designating companies and has had a limited
impact on the German economy by restricting specific business practices.

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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.

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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.

Newsletters

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Newsletter

The Beginning of a New Competition Policy Era

Christophe Carugati

21 January 2025

New administrations in Europe and the US push competition policy into uncharted territory.

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The Year of Digital Competition

Christophe Carugati

6 January 2025

2025 will be a pivotal year for digital competition

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The Rise of Digital Competition

Christophe Carugati

16 December 2024

Key Updates on Digital and Competition Policies I One Year of Digital Competition

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GenAI Is the Top Competition Priority

Christophe Carugati

6 November 2024

Key Updates on Digital and Competition Policies I Meet in NYC and Seattle

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