{"id":459589,"date":"2021-02-18T15:54:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T15:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oxera.com\/?post_type=sectors&#038;p=459589"},"modified":"2025-11-21T22:43:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T22:43:41","slug":"digital","status":"publish","type":"sectors","link":"https:\/\/www.oxera.com\/de\/sectors\/digital\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-at-the-cutting-edge-of-the-debate\">At the cutting edge of the debate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">Given the complexity, fast pace, and unique features of the digital sector, it\u2019s critical to work with experts who truly understand it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oxera has been a trusted voice in the digital market for several years. We work with the biggest players\u2014and some of the smallest\u2014as well as regulators, policymakers, and competition authorities around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ve been involved in shaping the economic thinking around big issues like competition, fairness, liability, and privacy, as well as the impact and valuation of digital assets, including algorithms, blockchains, and data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-making-a-meaningful-contribution-in-five-key-areas\">Making a meaningful contribution in five key areas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our experience and expertise falls into five key areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Policy<\/strong>: The innovative nature of digital\u2014and its challenging of the status quo\u2014naturally creates problems to solve. We bring together companies, advisers, policymakers, and academics to discuss the key issues, and we act as a bridge between these stakeholders to ensure that growth is balanced with benefits to society and consumers. We\u2019ve been involved in some of the biggest disruptions of recent years, including challenges to the gig economy and disintermediation of traditional banks through peer-to-peer lending.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Antitrust<\/strong>: In Digital, the standard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxera.com\/expertise\/antitrust\/\">antitrust<\/a> rules often simply do not\u2014or cannot\u2014apply. This means that we have to get creative, building new tools to achieve the objectives of tech companies and competition and regulatory authorities. Our innovative thinking in this area means that we\u2019re often invited to contribute to cases across the EU, UK, and USA, and we regularly speak at events for regulators and competition authorities across Europe.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Data and privacy<\/strong>: Data is one of the biggest challenges of the digital era\u2014from its corporate use to the impact on individual privacy\u2014and requires many different areas of economics and finance expertise. For example, we help businesses to understand the value of data in different contexts, from antitrust to privacy and GDPR, and support them in preparing for regulation under the Digital Markets Act and the UK\u2019s Digital Markets Unit. We advise some of the world\u2019s biggest digital companies on issues in this area, including data access, data theft, and data gathering.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AI and algorithms<\/strong>: Clients seek us out on potential issues arising from AI and algorithms, including bias and discrimination. Our work in this field has included advising on how the use of AI and algorithms in the context of financial services can lead to opaque decision-making, raising concerns about how these decisions are made and whether all customers are being treated fairly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Cryptocurrency<\/strong>: Cryptocurrency requires its own financial ecosystem, including policy, regulation, and competition metrics. We advise cryptocurrency clients on issues around exchanges, currency design, antitrust, and how they interact with financial services systems and payment mechanisms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cross-sectoral-expertise\">Cross-sectoral expertise<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For our digital clients, our cross-sectoral approach means that we\u2019re able to combine our deep understanding of their business models with inspiration and insights from a variety of different sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in telecoms, we\u2019ve observed both the advantages and pitfalls that can arise from regulating a dynamic, technology-led industry. Meanwhile, in transport, we\u2019ve seen how data can be an enabler of both dynamic competition and wider societal benefits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-when-experience-matters\">When experience matters<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our projects in digital have included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxera.com\/insights\/reports\/the-impact-of-the-digital-markets-act-on-innovation\/\">Report commissioned by Amazon: The impact of the Digital Markets Act on innovation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxera.com\/insights\/reports\/android\/\">Report commissioned by Google: Android in Europe: Benefits to consumers and businesses<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oxera.com\/insights\/agenda\/articles\/which-report-consumer-data-in-online-markets\/\">Which?: Consumer data in online markets<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the cutting edge of the debate Given the complexity, fast pace, and unique features of the digital sector, it\u2019s critical to work with experts who truly understand it. 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