The Digital Economy

The digital economy enables and executes the trade of goods and services through electronic commerce on the Internet. It is a very substantial driver of economic growth and an increasing source of work for competition authorities. Understanding competition in digital markets was the main purpose of the first hearing where experts emphasised the role of innovation and product design as competitive strategies in the IT sector. Given the interest in the discussion, a second hearing took place, focusing on questions such as: ‘closed vs open’ platforms