As part of the Competition Promotion and Consumer Protection Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Research Center for Competition Policy and Consumer Rights organized a professional development course for employees of the Ministry of Digital Technologies on competition policy and public procurement legislation.
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Integration of Science and Practice
Olimjon Jumaev, Director of the Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center under Competition Committee, took part in the 9th annual competition Policy conference "Bergen Competition Policy Conference 2025" on June 5-6 of this year, organized by the Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics (BECCLE). During the event, special attention was paid to the regulation of digital markets, the fight against abuse of dominance, as well as the interaction of antimonopoly mechanisms with social and labor policies. The participants included a wide range of international experts and representatives of leading universities and research centers (The Norwegian School of Economics, The Carey Law School at the University of Pennsylvania, The Toulouse School of Economics), as well as regulatory authorities, including the European Commission and the USA Federal Trade Commission.
Today, the Competition Policy and Consumer Rights Research Center held an online meeting with Professor Martin Peitz, Director of the Mannheim Centre for Competition and Innovation (MaCCI). During the discussion, the parties addressed current issues in the regulation of digital platforms and outlined possible areas for future collaboration. As a result of the meeting, an agreement was reached to organize training seminars for the Center’s staff focused on modern approaches to digital platform regulation.
On May 15 of this year, as part of the 8th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Turkey, the Chairman of the Competition Promotion and Сonsumer protection Committee, Khalilillo Turakhujaev, took part in the negotiations. During the meeting, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Competition Promotion and Сonsumer protection Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Turkey in the field of consumer protection. This document represents an important step in strengthening bilateral cooperation, aimed at enhancing institutional ties and introducing advanced international practices to protect consumer interests.