In September 2015, a team of 7 MaCCI members and 2 external cooperation partners was selected to provide expert opinions on a regulatory framework for the digital economy for the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Multiple policy events taking place at the premises of the ministry in Berlin and Bonn are substantial to the two year project. On October 5, 2017, an important workshop on possible institutional designs for the digital economy took place in Berlin. MaCCI Senior Member Thomas Fetzer organized the workshop and was the moderator for two panel discussions. In a first round Fetzer discussed with Members of the Deutsche Bundestag what priorities the new government should set for its digital agenda. In a second panel discussion Fetzer debated inter alia with the President of the German Cartel Office Andreas Mundt and the President of the German National Regulatory Agency Jochen Homann whether there is a need for a new Digital Agency as suggested by the white paper „Digital Platforms“ by the Federal Ministry.