Rome: General Authority for Competition (GAC) Chief Executive Fahad Alshathri chaired a plenary session titled 'Competition and Regulation in the Digital Sphere' at the Lear Competition Festival (LCF) 2025 in Rome. The session focused on the challenges and opportunities associated with competition in the digital environment, exploring methodologies for assessing market concentration to enhance compliance programs. It also discussed the use of smart technologies to monitor anti-competitive practices and addressed mechanisms for measuring the economic impact of regulatory interventions, contributing to the development of policies for fair and sustainable competition.
According to Saudi Press Agency, this international participation demonstrates the level of institutional maturity and accumulated expertise achieved by the GAC. It highlights the Kingdom's commitment to leading the global dialogue on the future of competition regulation policies. Furthermore, it underscores Saudi Arabia's active contribution to shaping international standards for fair competition, reinforcing its position as an influential economic power and a trusted reference in the field of economic regulation globally.