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2017/SOM1/EC/023 Agenda Item: 8b

Government Advocacy and Disruptive Innovations

Purpose: Information Submitted by: Singapore

First Economic Committee Meeting Nha Trang, Viet Nam27-28 February 2017

ICN 2016

SPECIAL

PROJECT

REPORT

Priorities and Experience

• 61% of Responding Members viewdisruptive innovations as toppriority or a concern in relation totheir advocacy and enforcementwork

• 48% of Responding Members haveengaged in disruptive innovation-related government advocacy

• The “key advocacy targets” areGovernment Departments, SectorRegulators, Parliament/Congress.and Local Authorities

Competition Concerns

• More than 60% of Responding

Members indicated that GLEs’

responses give rise to all of these

three top competition concerns.

• 36% of Responding Members

indicated that incumbents are

also affected

Advocacy Objectives

Sectors of Concern

Commonly-used Advocacy Tools

• Issuing opinions to GLEs

• Participating in meetings with GLEs

• Conducting market studies

KEY CHALLENGES

Challenge 1: GLEs do not typically consider or assess the

impact of their proposed policies on market competition

Challenge 2: Lack of data and extensive studies on

disruptive innovations

Challenge 3: Political pressures faced by GLEs and the

competition agency

Learning Points-[What to do?]

• Engage GLEs with clearly defined

competition objectives

• Do your homework

• Tell a compelling narrative

Learning Points [How to do it?]

• Different strokes for different folks and

circumstances

• Be open-minded and collaborative

• Be a credible source of expertise on

competition matters

Learning Points [When to do it?]

• Provide timely advice

• Strike when the iron is hot

• Take a long-term perspective of

government advocacy and work

with patience

THANK YOU