Deadline: January 23, 2026
The International Competition Network (ICN) and the World Bank Group are pleased to announce the launch of the 2026 Competition Advocacy Contest. The contest aims to highlight the key role competition agencies, sector regulators and other governmental bodies or non-governmental organizations play in promoting competition by showcasing their advocacy success stories.
As defined by the ICN, competition advocacy refers to activities that promote a competitive environment through non-enforcement mechanisms, such as building relationships with government entities, increasing public awareness of competition’s benefits and identifying and removing anticompetitive policies and regulations.
They are looking for success stories from competition agencies, other public bodies or civil society that demonstrate the tangible results of competition advocacy under four themes:
- Theme 1 – Advancing competition advocacy in times of rapid changes in the global landscape
- Theme 2 – Promoting a culture of compliance through innovative advocacy and digital tools
- Theme 3 – Embedding competition principles in the green and digital transitions
- Theme 4 – Global convergence vs. country specificity: contextualizing competition law and policy
Eligibility
- Competition agencies, sector regulators and other government bodies and non-governmental organizations promoting competition policy are welcome to apply.
- If you are not a member of the ICN, you should reach out to the ICN member in your jurisdiction to inform about your intention to participate in the contest. Joint submissions from ICN members and government bodies or non-governmental organizations are encouraged.
Selection Process
Submissions will undergo a rigorous assessment of the following criteria:
- Relevance of the competition issue tackled by the initiative;
- Success of the advocacy activity – results achieved;
- Impact and effects on markets, spillover effects and lessons learned;
- Advocacy strategy – creativity and originality, cooperation mechanisms deployed.
Application
An independent panel will review the submissions and select the top stories. Winning applicants will be invited to present their stories at a joint ICN-World Bank Group event. Winners and honorable mentions will be announced in advance of the 2026 ICN Annual Conference.
For more information, visit ICN-WBG Competition Advocacy Contest.
