**Executive Summary**
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), in association with Nasscom, organized a workshop on "Artificial Intelligence, Competition & Governance" on December 19, 2025, in New Delhi. The workshop, a pre-summit event for the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, aimed to foster a balanced framework for AI governance. It addressed emerging challenges and the need for coordinated regulation in the intersection of AI, competition, and consumer protection.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Workshop Overview:**
* Event: Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence, Competition & Governance”
* Date: December 19, 2025
* Location: New Delhi
* Organizers: Competition Commission of India (CCI) and Nasscom
* Purpose: To deliberate on AI, competition, consumer protection, and governance. It served as a pre-summit event for the India-AI Impact Summit 2026.
* **Inaugural Session:**
* Addressed by:
* Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI
* Shri Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, MeitY & CEO, IndiaAI Mission
* Smt. Dipti Gaur Mukherjee, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs
* Opening Remarks: Smt. Sangeeta Gupta, Senior Vice President, Nasscom
* Vote of Thanks: Shri Ashish Aggarwal, Vice President, Public Policy, Nasscom
* Highlight: AI's role in transforming markets and the need for sound governance.
* **Plenary Sessions:**
* Plenary Session-I: “AI Governance, Consumer Protection, and Regulatory Coordination”
* Chaired by: Smt. Nidhi Khare, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs and Chief Commissioner, Central Consumer Protection Authority
* Plenary Session II: “Understanding the AI Market and Competition Landscape”
* Chaired by: Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI
* Plenary Session III: "Compliance, Transparency, Ethics and Responsible AI for Competitive Markets”
* Chaired by: Smt. Sangeeta Gupta, Senior Vice President, Nasscom
* **Closing Remarks:**
* Made by: Shri Anil Agrawal, Member, Competition Commission of India.
* **Workshop Conclusion:**
* Emphasized collaborative, risk-based, and proportionate regulatory approaches to ensure AI-driven innovation advances in alignment with competition principles, consumer welfare, and public interest.
**Impact Analysis**
**Senior Policymakers, Regulators, Industry Representatives, and Experts**
* **Impact:**
* Informed about the CCI's perspective on AI governance and competition.
* Provided a platform for deliberation on the challenges posed by AI and the need for regulatory responses.
* **Action Required:**
* Incorporate insights from the workshop into future AI governance frameworks.
* Collaborate to develop risk-based and proportionate regulatory approaches.
**Competition Commission of India (CCI)**
* **Impact:**
* Reinforced its commitment to developing a balanced and forward-looking framework for AI governance.
* Provided a platform to present its market study on artificial intelligence and competition.
* **Action Required:**
* Continue to engage with stakeholders to refine AI governance frameworks.
**Nasscom**
* **Impact:**
* Provided a platform to share their perspective on the governance of AI in competitive markets
* **Action Required:**
* Continue to engage with stakeholders to refine AI governance frameworks.
**Consumers**
* **Impact:**
* Indirectly affected by the discussions on consumer protection in the context of AI.
* **Action Required:**
* No immediate action required but stand to benefit from improved AI governance frameworks.
Key Entities Referenced
Competition Commission of India (CCI): The primary organizer and presenter of the workshop, focused on competition and governance in the context of artificial intelligence.
Nasscom: Co-organizer of the workshop, representing the software and services industry.
Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY): Represented by Additional Secretary, involved in the inaugural session, indicative of government's AI strategy.
IndiaAI Mission: Represented by its CEO, indicating the program's relevance to AI governance.
New Delhi: Location of the workshop, indicating jurisdiction of the AI policies.
Competition Commission of India
CCI and Nasscom Organise Workshop on
Artificial Intelligence, Competition & Governance
प्रव तथ: 19 DEC 2025 8:17PM by PIB Delhi
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), in association with the National Association of Software
and Services Companies (Nasscom), organised a Workshop on “Artificial Intelligence, Competition &
Governance” on 19 December 2025 in New Delhi. The Workshop was held as an official pre-summit
event leading to the India–AI Impact Summit 2026, reinforcing India’s commitment to developing a
balanced and forward-looking framework for AI governance.
The Workshop brought together senior policymakers, regulators, industry representatives, and experts to
deliberate on the rapidly evolving intersection of artificial intelligence, competition, consumer protection,
and governance. Discussions focused on emerging challenges posed by AI deployment, the need for
coordinated regulatory responses, and the importance of preserving competitive markets while enabling
innovation.
Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI and Shri Abhishek Singh, Additional Secretary, Ministry of
Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) & CEO, IndiaAI Mission, addressed the Inaugural
Session. Smt. Dipti Gaur Mukherjee, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India was
also present during the Inaugural Session.
Smt. Sangeeta Gupta, Senior Vice President, Nasscom, delivered the opening remarks during the
Inaugural Session, which concluded with a vote of thanks by Shri Ashish Aggarwal, Vice President, Public
Policy, Nasscom.
The Inaugural Session highlighted the role of AI in transforming markets and the corresponding need for
sound governance frameworks. ‘
This was followed by three plenary sessions that examined AI governance and regulatory coordination, the
AI market and competition landscape, and issues of compliance, transparency, ethics, and responsible AI
in competitive markets. The presentation of CCI’s market study on artificial intelligence and competition
formed a key component of the discussions.
The Plenary Session-I on “AI Governance, Consumer Protection, and Regulatory Coordination”, was
chaired by Smt. Nidhi Khare, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs and Chief Commissioner,
Central Consumer Protection Authority, whereas Plenary Session II on “Understanding the AI Market and
Competition Landscape” was chaired by Smt. Ravneet Kaur, Chairperson, CCI and Plenary Session III on
“Compliance, Transparency, Ethics and Responsible AI for Competitive Markets” was chaired by Smt.
Sangeeta Gupta, Senior Vice President, Nasscom.
The closing remarks were made by Shri Anil Agrawal, Member, Competition Commission of India.
The Workshop concluded with reflections on the way forward, emphasising the importance of
collaborative, risk-based, and proportionate regulatory approaches to ensure that AI-driven innovation
advances in a manner consistent with competition principles, consumer welfare, and public interest.*****
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