IT Minister’s back, policy honchos hope data rules will allay sector’s concerns
DPDP Rules will be fast tracked and also reviewed to allay some industry concerns before they are notified.
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The Act was notified in August last year but it has not been operationalised since the Rules are pending.
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Offering CollegeCourseWebsiteIndian School of BusinessISB Product ManagementVisitMIT xPROMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIT DelhiCertificate Programme in Data Science & Machine LearningVisitOn Tuesday, Vaishnaw said that the government would look to create a strong foundation to make India not only “stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the world but also to take the lead in emerging technologies such as semiconductors, telecommunications, and manufacturing among others”.
Sources in the IT ministry, where Vaishnaw took charge on Tuesday morning, said that the government would look to build on the policy work already done so far in the earlier term.
“Our consultative approach will continue. A lot of groundwork and policy feedback has gone into the initial internal drafts, whether for the Digital India Bill or the DPDP Act, the safeguards for AI, among others. We hope to build on that,” a senior government official said.
Stakeholders have expressed concerns on several aspects of the DPDP Act, such as the proposed
