Digital Utilities are powerful change agents that have changed the context of current regulations, thereby urgently requiring a new set of regulations for protecting our way of life and personal safety.
There is a movement towards Central Bank Digital Currency that has the potential to transform the flow of money. However, myriad issues need to be solved before such an instrument can be brought in
Incorrect interpretations are being made of the new regulations around social media. It is important to have the regulation to protect ourselves from the negative side of social media, for social media to flourish.
Twitter ceases to be an intermediary platform as soon as it censors posts. And once it does this, it becomes accountable for all other posts on its platform.
India needs to urgently build a robust, scalable emergency response system that can crowd-source resources of all kinds from within the country and from around the world.
Recent action by Bengaluru cyber cell wherein they blocked the nodal account of a fintech startup, destroying the value of the startup, demonstrates the urgent need for safe-harbour regulations for protecting fintech and to increase training for the cyber cops.
From technology comes wealth. Hence there is an urgent need for technology acquisition in an institutionalized manner and also focus on urgently acquiring Embraer of Brazil.
Smart cities, or their new avatar, Smarter Cities, are touted as a panacea for all ills of a city.
Education being a service with an inelastic demand, is a perfect candidate for being the economic activity around which new cities can be built.
As Information Technology is playing an increasingly important role in India’s economy, it becomes imperative to identify the issues of Digital Sovereignty and to formulate appropriate policies to ensure our Digital Sovereignty.
By Pankaj Gupta
There are several critical reasons for which cryptocurrencies need to be highly regulated in India unless it is a sovereign cryptocurrency.
The cocky challenges to India by digital monopolies need to be addressed quickly
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