New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Competition Commission of India (CCI) and the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) on Thursday discussed a coordinated approach to regulating the digital economy, amid overlapping concerns of data privacy and competition in a technology-driven economy.

CCI said in a statement that its chairperson Ravneet Kaur and members held a meeting with the S. Krishnan, secretary to government in the ministry of electronics and information technology, to deliberate on issues relating to the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023 and other matters such as its interface with competition law.

Officers from the CCI and MeitY also participated in the discussion.

The move signals a growing recognitio...