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Technically Speaking, Why is Encryption a Big Deal for the Government?

Encryption has been the talk of the tech world for the better part of 5 years now. While everyone agrees that encryption plays and will continue to play a significant role in our lives, decision-makers are clearly divided about the extent of encryption; should encryption be absolute? Or should governments be able to bypass encryption? […]

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Virtual Stakeholder Consultation on Future of India’s Data Governance Policies

The revised draft of the NPD Governance Framework, which aims to create processes for sharing non personal data for larger social and economic benefit, is a step in the right direction. The draft has taken inputs from over 1500 submissions on the earlier report, and has directly engaged with some of the key concerns.   In

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Virtual Stakeholder Consultation on Foreign Trade Policy and E-Commerce

The discussion at the event revolved around India’s upcoming foreign trade policy for 2021-26, with a focus on the role of e-commerce exports in boosting MSME’s and the economy at large. The discourse allowed for diverse views to be presented, with the role various stakeholders can play in regulating this sector in a positive manner

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Virtual Stakeholder Consultation on Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways (PAPG) guidelines and its impact on digitisation

The Dialogue conducted a webinar on ‘The Payment Aggregators and Payment Gateways (PAPG) guidelines’ on March 30, 2021, to spur discussion and progressive discourse around the issues surrounding the PAPG guidelines put forward by the RBI, and evaluate the optimal policy measures that can be put in place to address these challenges in the Indian

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Challenges under latest draft IT Rules for Social Media and OTT Platforms

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeITY), last month, announced its draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, for social media platforms, Over-the-top players (OTT)and digital media. This comes at a time when there is a significant rise in Child Sexual Abuse Material, misinformation and hate speech. While they

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Roundtable Discussion on ‘Enabling a Trillion Dollar Digital Economy: Independent, Interconnected and Digital’ Report Launch | The Dialogue and ASSOCHAM

The Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (ASSOCHAM), the oldest, largest and Apex Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India and The Dialogue, a New Delhi based independent think-tank,  held an Industry Roundtable Discussion and the launch of the Study ‘Enabling a Trillion Dollar Digital Economy: Independent, Interconnected and Digital’ on Friday, 26 February, 2021.

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Debating the Contours of Internet Freedom in India

The Dialogue organized a National Debate Competition on ‘Internet Freedom’ from February 27 and 28 in collaboration with Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. With the New Intermediary Liability Guidelines being notified only last Thursday, this debate could not have been more timely! The competition saw the participation of more than 160 students from

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