This blogpost summarizes the issues highlighted and recommendations given by the Committee of Experts on non-personal data governance framework in their report released for public consultations on July 12, 2020. The Committee of Experts on non-personal data governance framework (“NPD Committee”) released its report on July 12, 2020.[1] The NPD Committee was constituted by theRead more
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South Africa recently zero-rated websites with educational and health related content to facilitate access in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this post, we analyse the zero-rating directions and evaluate the state of net neutrality regulation in the country. Introduction In precipitating an unprecedented shift from offline to digital platforms, the COVID-19 pandemic hasRead more
This blogpost summarizes some of the key reports that have been released by the Standing Committee on Information Technology since its inception. Since its inception, the Standing Committee on Information Technology (“SCIT”) has released 305 reports. Out of these, 55 reports were on different subjects and 14 reports were on different Bills referred to theRead more
Should we start worrying about news of a ‘cabinet note’ proposing a crypto ban in India? What is a cabinet note? How soon will this cabinet note turn into a law? Can the ban be introduced as a money bill or in the upcoming monsoon session of the Parliament? A. Introduction: In November 2017, anRead more
The Ministry of Civil Aviation invited comments to the draft Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Rules 2020. These are Ikigai Law’s comments to the draft rules. Ikigai Law has a market-leading drones law practice and has advised a variety of stakeholders: manufacturers, operators, importers, industry association, think tanks and racing leagues. The Economic Times named IkigaiRead more
This blogpost answers commonly asked questions about the Standing Committee of Information Technology of Parliament of India. Most of these questions apply to all departmentally related standing committees of Parliament of India. Q. 1 What are parliamentary standing committees? The Parliament of India has 24 ‘departmentally related standing committees’, also known as standing committees, onRead more
Anirudh Rastogi, Managing Partner at Ikigai Law In 2018, I was forced to press refresh. I was navigating the exit of my co-founder from the firm we had founded in 2012. If I were to continue alone, I were to take over the practice, re-imagine, and re-brand it, and I had my moments of self-doubt. Read more
In this piece, we analyse the WTO’s recent decision in Saudi Arabia – Measures concerning the Protection of Intellectual Property Rights. We also analyse the implications of WTO’s rejection of the invocation of the essential security exception by Saudi Arabia. Context The dispute between Qatar and Saudi Arabia at the World Trade Organization (WTO) hasRead more
This blog post highlights the key developments and concerns in the dispute resolution framework under the Information Technology Act, 2000. 1. INTRODUCTION More than 131 million Indian consumers have been victims of cybercrime and India has lost INR 1.24 trillion in cyber-attacks in the previous year[1]. Most victims of cyber-attacks or frauds in India doRead more
In a recent whitepaper, we undertook a comparative analysis of e-commerce provisions in a few prominent FTAs, and provided key takeaways for WTO’s on-going plurilateral e-commerce negotiations. Download our white paper here. Background Over the last two decades, electronic commerce (e-commerce) provisions in free trade agreements (FTAs) have gained prominence. This is mainly due toRead more