Economic Research Southern Africa (ERSA) invites you to this two-day conference bringing together academics, policymakers, and industry experts to present and discuss competition and regulatory issues surrounding digital platforms.The rise of digital intermediation platforms, particularly in e-commerce, has transformed traditional retail and services sectors. Likewise, the rise of social media platforms has transformed the consumption of media and news. These changes impact consumers—through access, pricing, and variety—as well as entire value chains. In South Africa, locally digital platforms compete head on with global tech companies. As such platform markets tend to support only one or two players in the long run, maintaining and supporting competition in these markets is critical. This is important not only for local platforms, but also for their many users, including especially small business users.

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