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This post provides a brief overview of the draft National Geospatial Policy, 2021 released recently by the Department of Science and Technology of the Indian government, and discusses our comments on the draft policy. In early May 2021, the Department of Science and Technology (“DST”) released a draft National Geospatial Policy (“draft NGP”) for comments.Read more

This post examines the changes brought by the Geospatial Guidelines, 2021, and what they mean for industries relying on the use of geospatial/digital mapping data. You can also read our comments on the draft National Geospatial Policy 2021 here. Introduction: Better maps have been touted as the key to unlocking India’s digital economy[1], and accordingRead more

I. Introduction The APAC region has been at the vanguard of digitisation, digital innovation, and digital governance.[1] However, differences in legal regimes in the region have meant that any regional or global privacy initiatives such as the APEC Privacy Framework,[2] APEC Cross Border Privacy Rules System (CBPR),[3] or the Osaka Declaration of Digital Economy[4] doRead more

I. Introduction In this post, we examine the data governance framework of Indonesia, from the perspective of: data processing and other obligations imposed on organisations (II);rights guaranteed to individuals (III); rules governing cross-border data flows (IV);the penal and enforcement framework (V); and the exemptions given to state agencies (VI). Part VII concludes. Although the ConstitutionRead more

I. Introduction In this post, we examine the data governance framework of Vietnam. We discuss: grounds of processing data and the obligations imposed on organisations (II);rights guaranteed to individuals (III); rules governing cross-border data flows (IV);the penal and enforcement framework (V); and the exemptions given to state agencies (VI). Part VII concludes. Although the ConstitutionRead more

1. Introduction In the previous post, we examined the data governance framework in Singapore, an active player in the APAC region. In this post, we unpack Japan’s data protection framework, from the perspective of: grounds of processing data and the obligations imposed on organisations (II);rights guaranteed to individuals (III); rules governing cross-border data flows (IV);theRead more

I. Introduction In the previous post, we examined the data governance framework in Australia. In this post, we examine the data governance framework of another country in the APAC region, namely Singapore, from the perspective of: data processing obligations (II);rights guaranteed to individuals (III); rules governing cross-border data flows (IV);the penal and enforcement framework (V);Read more

A new two percent ‘equalization levy’ applies to e-commerce operators servicing Indian residents with effect from 01 April 2020.[1] India also made a fundamental departure from existing international tax principles, in introducing provisions that will deem income on account of significant economic presence in India to accrue in India with effect from 01 April 1Read more

I. Introduction In the previous post we examined the applicable data governance frameworks in the APAC region, with a specific focus on the Osaka Declaration. The success of the Osaka Declaration depends on different APAC countries adopting a common framework of data governance rules. In this post, we examine the data governance framework in Australia,Read more

I. Introduction The Asia-Pacific, or APAC region, comprising of countries such as Australia, China, India, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam,[1] has the largest number of internet users in the world, at around 2.1 billion.[2] The region also accounts for 64% of the global e-commerce sales.[3] For a variety of cultural, political, and economic reasons, theRead more