In June, the World Bank celebrated the award-winning stories from the 2014-2015 Competition Advocacy Contest organized by the World Bank Group in collaboration with the International Competition Network (ICN).  Check out the winners here.

The International Competition Network and the World Bank Group announce the launch of the 2014 Competition Advocacy Contest, which follows the successful experience of the first edition of the contest carried out by the World Bank. The general topic of the Contest is “Inclusive growth for shared prosperity”.  We are looking for successful advocacy stories […]

The 2014 Competition Commission of Singapore Animation Contest concluded with the presentation of prizes to the winners at the award ceremony on 9 July. The annual contest is an opportunity for students to explain the Competition Act in a creative way. Read more about the competition and watch the winning entries here!

The Competition Commission of Mauritius recently launched a competition advocacy program with the objective of deepening its engagement with local authorities, tailored to suit the work undertaken by municipal, district and village councils. Read more about the program here.

The Competition Bureau of Canada recently launched a public consultation seeking the assistance of Canadians to identify sectors of the economy in which the Bureau could play a targeted role in advocating for increased competition. Members of the public who have views about potential areas in which the Bureau could advocate for increased competition are […]

To conclude the week of advocacy postings, ICNBlog notes several recent examples of anti-cartel awareness training in the procurement context: Bid Rigging for Public Officials – Malaysia The Malaysia Competition Commission recently held a two-day seminar, titled “Workshop on Bid Rigging for Public Officials”. The workshop was attended by 75 participants representing Government bodies and […]

For day 3 of advocacy posts, ICNBlog turns to India and Mauritius: Outreach – India The Competition Commission of India has launched a “Knowledge Partnership Initiative” with prominent law schools in India. The objectives of the initiative are to build a strong knowledge base in the field of competition law, to promote competition law compliance […]

For Day 2 of a week of competition advocacy posts (in honor of the ICN’s Advocacy Workshop – hosted by the French Autorité later this week), ICNBlog travels to Chile and Egypt. Once again, please feel free to submit additional links to agency advocacy initiatives for future posts. Competition Day – Chile On October 23, […]