Chandrashekhar was speaking at the inauguration of Bennett University’s Center for Law and Computing Technology on Saturday. He said cyberspace is currently governed by the IT Act, which is a 22-year-old law, and a more contemporary act is needed.
Chandrasekhar said, “22 years in the field of the Internet is about four or five centuries.”
“There is a need for a new contemporary legislation that is of global standard and is in line with India’s ambition in the coming decades, in all respects – technology and innovation and in all aspects of the technology ecosystem,” he said.
He said that the government is focusing on creating enabling framework and policies through a process of public consultation.
He said that the Data Protection Bill presented by the Joint Committee of Parliament has been studied by the Ministry and the Government.
“We have just unveiled the National Data Governance Framework and Policy which is going through public consultation. We will soon put forward cyber security policies and guidelines, and very soon down the road, we will be working on a new Digital India Act , which will be a new policy for the digital ecosystem and cyberspace in India,” he said.
He also said that the Big Tech platform and all platforms that provide online products and services are accountable to the citizens who are the users.
“I think the challenges in jurisprudence[and]the regulation of cyberspace are substantial,” Chandrasekhar said. “They range from informational security and privacy on one end to ethical use of technologies like AI at the other end of the spectrum, then you have the challenges of openness and competition, especially in the context of Monopoly and Duopoly compared to the big tech platforms. App Store and Search Engines.
He said there are other challenges regarding the increasing trend of Internet weaponization, especially since a large proportion of the economy and economic activity will be dependent on and connected to the Internet.
The Government is clear that the Internet and technology should be defined by openness, security, trust and accountability to those who use these platforms or use these services and products.
“We are very clearly working on developing a jurisprudence policy framework that addresses the issue that the Internet and the technology space should remain open,” he said.
After the pandemic, Chandrashekhar said there is an additional opportunity as the world is looking at India as a reliable partner in the digital electronics value chain as well as in the digital services value chain.
“You can see from the performance of IT companies over the past year, now growing at an unprecedented 15-plus percent growth rate, that the digitization world demand is being met by Indian entrepreneurs, Indian startups and Indian companies. ,” said Chandrashekhar.
Bennett University is part of The Times of India Group which also publishes The Economic Times.
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