To share or not to share: can data sharing be a viable strategy in platform competition?

Data plays a crucial role in the operations of digital platforms. Online platforms generate data on user behaviour, financial transactions, and performance statistics and integrate them into their business models and governance strategies. Today, major tech conglomerates have access to enormous amounts of data, which creates formidable barriers for new market entrants and leaves them with limited growth opportunities. Can data sharing be a viable strategy in platform competition? What data can be shared, with whom, and under what conditions?

In our upcoming discussion, we will examine empirical cases of data sharing in industrial digital platforms and scrutinize the European Union’s regulatory landscape about data use and reuse.

This event is part of the ‘INCA workshop series.’

Speakers

Inge Graef is an Associate Professor of Competition Law at Tilburg University. She is affiliated with the Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society (TILT) and the Tilburg Law and Economics Center (TILEC). Her research focuses on competition law, platform regulation, and the governance of data.

Timo Seppälä is a University Lecturer (Operations Management) at Aalto University. He earned his PhD in industrial economics and management. His scholarly work has touched upon global value chains, digital platforms, and, lately, the semiconductor industry. He serves as a chairman of the board at Koja Yhtiöt Oy & Koja Oy and a member of the board at Koja USA Inc. and Chiller Oy (An Aalto Family Company).

Moderator

Alina Kontareva will be moderating the discussion. She is a senior researcher in the Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Society research group at the Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and co-lead of the INCA research project at HIIG. Alina’s research focuses on online platforms and particularly on national platform alternatives, their competitive strategies, and the role of the state in competition and innovation.

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