Competition Law, Public Policy and Technology - A Complexity Perspective UCL

Overview

Competition law faces unprecedented challenges from technological disruption, economic crises, and evolving societal demands. The convergence of crises such as COVID-19, climate change, inflation, digitalization, and AI has created complex regulatory challenges across the EU, UK, and globally. Traditional competition frameworks struggle to address emerging issues like digital market dynamics, innovation incentives, and economic inequality.

These challenges demand both theoretical evolution and practical innovation in competition law enforcement, particularly in developing new analytical frameworks for digital markets, integrating computational methods into competition analysis, and balancing traditional objectives with broader societal goals like sustainability, technological innovation and inclusive growth.

This course combines critical analysis of recent competition law and digital regulation developments with practical training in computational methods for analyzing complex economic relationships. It provides essential insights for competition authority officials navigating new regulatory challenges, private practitioners advising on evolving compliance requirements, and corporate executives implementing competition and digital regulation strategies in the EU and UK. The curriculum emphasizes both theoretical understanding and practical application, preparing participants to address current and emerging challenges in competition law and digital regulation.

Key Facts

Key areas of the Competition Law, Public Policy and Technology - A Complexity Perspective course from UCL include:

• The impact of new technologies on competition law and the evolving legal frameworks.

• A polycentric and complexity science-driven approach to competition law enforcement, encouraging critical engagement with multiple perspectives.

• Insights into the roles of mergers, unilateral conduct, and cooperative practices.

• Real-world case studies from leading jurisdictions including the EU, the US, and BRICS nations.

• Computational competition law and economics, showcasing the role of computational analysis and AI in shaping the future of competition law enforcement.