Addressing an event, Rajeev Chandrashekhar, minister of state for electronics and information technology, informed that the government is planning to replace the present Information Technology (IT) Act with a new “Digital India Act”. As per Chandrashekhar, the new act will comprise a modern framework of laws and rules that will act as catalysts for innovation and protecting citizen’s rights.
The minister further mentioned that the government will come up with a fresh comprehensive legislative framework within 3-4 months, which will address digital data protection and non-personalised, anonymous data. Talking about the vision behind the move, Chandrashekhar noted that the focus is primarily on expanding India’s innovation ecosystem and that the internet and technology are going to be big enablers in the continued expansion of the economy.
Meanwhile, on the data protection front, the minister noted that the government has approached the parliament with a comprehensive framework of laws which includes the Digital Data Protection Law envisaged at addressing the data protection concerns of the digital economy.
