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Digital India Act framework draft to be out by 2023: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

A significant amount of work has been done on proposed Digital India Act, and the draft legislative framework to support 'India's techade' is expected by early 2023, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. The comments assume significance as India is moving swiftly towards a strong framework to catalyse its digital ambitions and govern online ecosystem, with openness, user safety and trust as the guiding principles. At the same time, the government has asserted that extensive consultation will go into framing key legislations which are going to be essential building blocks for 'new India' and its digital architecture. Asked about the status of Digital India Act, which will replace the IT Act, Chandrasekhar said: "A significant amount of work has been done on it, and we expect that in early 2023, under PM's leadership, a legislative framework for India's techade will be placed in front of the country." The minister asserted that the government intends to have detaile

Yotta signs MoU with UP govt to invest Rs 39,000 cr in data centre park

First data centre already launched at a cost of Rs 1,500 cr; Yotta to spend Rs 39,000 cr on construction, IT equipment and hardware over next 5-7 years

How digitisation and access to the internet are leaving Indian women behind

The pandemic reinforced the importance of access to mobile and mobile internet for information, healthcare, education as well as e-commerce, financial services and income-generation opportunities

Indian app developers hail CCI penalty on Google as 'collective victory'

Competition commission fine on tech giant for abusing dominant position will have domino effect in other markets, they add

MCA planning to shift all company forms to new portal by December

Currently only nine forms are to be filled on the new version, ministry officials cite surge in company submissions on version 3

India's 5G indigenous; can reach other countries as well: FM Sitharaman

India has launched its indigenously developed 5G infrastructure and is ready to share it with other countries as well, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. The story (of India's 5G) is yet to reach the public, Sitharaman said in her interaction with students at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). The 5G that we've launched in our country is completely standalone, she said in response to a question. There could be some parts coming from, say, countries like (South) Korea, but (not) coming from somebody else. So complete indigenous technology that we can now provide 5G (to any country) who wants it, she said. So, our 5G is not imported from somewhere else. It's our own product, Sitharaman said. The 5G services were recently launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in select Indian cities and are likely to cover the entire nation by 2024, she said. On 5G, I think, we can be immensely proud of India's achievements, Sitharaman said

No break-up fee from Prosus after termination of deal with BillDesk

PayU's expansion plans which it had charted out based on the acquisition have been put on hold for over a year

India will give 5G the scale, says Qualcomm CEO Cristiano R Amon

Open to sourcing chips from India if suppliers are ready

3-day Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers concludes in Delhi

The three-day long "Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers" began on 1st October 2022 and concluded in the national capital, said the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology

MeitY set to revamp National Informatics Centre, make it 'future-ready'

NIC presently has around 4,000 team members on its projects and assignments and is associated with Ministries, State & District Centers, and Judiciary

There's a sea change in public sector cloud in India: AWS' Rahul Sharma

Digital India's mindset acted as a catalyst to bring this transformation of citizen-facing services, says Rahul Sharma, Regional Head, AWS India

ITeS sector's growth prospects in FY23 augur well for SMEs: CRISIL

In FY22 the ITeS sector's revenue logged 13-15% growth to about Rs 3.1 tn, riding on volume recovery across the three key segments - customer relationship management (CRM), knowledge, and transactions

Regulating Digital India

Discriminatory algorithms will be the most complex of challenges for regulators

Banks jump on the ONDC bandwagon to draw synergy from the network

Nine banks have picked up stake in the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) network

Onboarding of e-commerce giants crucial to ensure success of ONDC

There are also players such as Google and Reliance-backed Dunzo, Paytm, PhonePe and Reliance Retail-owned last-mile logistics company, Grab, which are joining ONDC to provide various services

ONDC a win-win for consumers as plethora of shopping options open up

Sellers too stand to gain from lower commissions and more customers

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Personal data protection: Firms need to do more

Corporations need to invest in cybersecurity to not only protect consumer data but also the business at large

MSH aims to onboard 10,000 start-ups from 3,000 currently in next 3-4 years

MSH has launched schemes with total corpus of Rs 700 crore, intends to bring corporate and national start-up mentorship ecosystems on a single digital platform

Digital India boosting connectivity, numbers of digital entrepreneurs: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that 4G connectivity has brought a new dawn in the North East and the spread of internet facilities to villages through Digital India has boosted digital entrepreneurs. In his monthly broadcast 'Mann Ki Baat', he also said that "Amrit Dhara'" was flowing in every corner of the country during the ongoing "Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav" in this month of India's 75th anniversary of independence. "We have seen the collective might of the country. Such a big country, so many diversities but when it came to hoisting the tricolour, everyone seemed to flow in the same spirit," he said, adding his office hardly received any letter which had no mention of the national flag or freedom movement. He also touched on a host of issues, including official efforts to deal with malnutrition, and said social awareness is crucial to this fight. The month of September is observed as nutrition month. The prime minister highlighted different innovative methods taken u