Ecoantitrust

The concept of "ecoantitrust" was first presented at the VII BRICS International Competition Conference held in China in November 2021.

Ecoantitrust is a comprehensive approach to analyzing and regulating digital platforms that uses analogies between natural and digital ecosystems. This method takes into account the flexible and adaptive nature of digital ecosystems, capable of adapting to the smallest environmental and market changes. 

The BRICS International Competition Law and Policy Centre is developing the ecoantitrust project together with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).

Academics and experts from the fields of economics, ecology, biology, and competition law are  involved in the development of the ecological method of antitrust regulation. The project participants actively engage with high level policy advisors, lawyers, and regulatory experts to regularly disseminate new findings and involve several experienced perspectives.

Project Materials

31.05.2023 Article
Προς ένα Οικο-λογικό Αντιμονοπωλιακό Δίκαιο (Towards Eco-Logical Antitrust)
The article describes new approaches to the regulation of digital markets. Game theory, network science, and agent-based modelling are three promising approaches to inspire and inform the development of new tools for antitrust. Widely applied in ecology, they provide powerful methodologies to model and analyze natural ecosystems as complex adaptive systems.
Rovenskaya E., Ivanov A.
Athens, Greece: Επιτροπή Ανταγωνισμού, Έκθεση Πεπραγμένων του 2021, pp. 36-40
The concept of "ecoantitrust" was first presented at the VII BRICS International Competition Conference held in China in November 2021.