‘India will never compromise its data sovereignty, robust protection law in making,' says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said 'India will never compromise its data sovereignty'. 'Our data protection law is work-in-progress, we will make a robust data protection law', he said. The Union Minister invited leading brands, innovators, academia and the policymakers to participate in IMC 2019.
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Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said 'India will never compromise its data sovereignty'
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'Our data protection law is work-in-progress, we will make a robust data protection law', he said
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The Union Minister invited leading brands, innovators, academia and the policymakers to participate in IMC 2019
New Delhi: Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said "India will never compromise its data sovereignty" and added that the government will make efforts to make the country one of world's largest centre of data analysis.
File image of Ravi Shankar Prasad. PTI
"I am keen that India must become a big centre of data, data analysis, data refinery, data innovation, safety and security. Our data protection law is work-in-progress, we will make a robust data protection law," he said at the curtain raiser event of the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2019 on Saturday.
He also touched upon the subject of 5G ecosystem and said his vision of India includes the creation of Indian patents in fifth-generation (5G) technology. The Union Minister invited leading brands, innovators, academia and the policymakers to participate in IMC 2019 which will be held between 14 to 16 October, this year.
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