The advent of digitalisation has radically changed the way governments operate in a number of areas, including the detection of crime and illicit conduct and the enforcement of the law. Competition law enforcement is no exception and digital tools can be used for detection, collection of evidence and to make the enforcement of competition law more effective. Whilst companies create, store and use digital information more and more in their daily activities, competition agencies around the world use digital tools more and more in their daily enforcement activities.
This session focussed on the challenges faced by competition authorities in collecting evidence with digital instruments in cartel investigations as well as on the more practical considerations on evidence gathering in the digital era.
Background documentation
Issues Note by the Secretariat • English | Español
Call for Contributions • English | Español
Executive Summary • English | Español
Summary of the Discussion • English | Español
Speaker
Dirk Van Erps Bio
Adviser to the Deputy Director General for Antitrust & Cartels, European Commission