The Stanford Computational Antitrust Project announces that the Competition Department of the UAE Ministry of Economy & Tourism has joined its global network.

The UAE Competition Department is responsible for formulating competition policy, and monitoring monopolistic practices within the UAE economy. Its participation in the SCA reflects the UAE’s commitment to evidence-based, technology-forward competition enforcement at a time when digital markets are reshaping competitive dynamics globally.

Thibault Schrepel, Faculty Affiliate at Stanford University’s CodeX Center and founder of the SCA, said: “The UAE’s competition framework is evolving rapidly, and the Competition Department brings exactly the kind of agency perspective that make computational antitrust such an exciting field. Computational tools are now central to how agencies enforce competition law. Having the UAE at the table means the SCA’s work will be better grounded in the realities of fast-growing, digitally integrated economies in the Gulf region.”

The Competition Department joins the SCA as a contributing member, with contribution to the project’s annual reports, research network, and working groups.