The Indian government’s endeavour to regulate the collection and use of personal data dates back to 2012 when the A.P. Shah led committee released its report on privacy[1]. Seven years hence, the much awaited Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 (“2019 Bill”)[2] was introduced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the seventeenth Lok SabhaRead more
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Ikigai Law at MediaNama’s discussion on Intermediary Liability.
Against the backdrop of a federal government appointed committee examining possible governance structures for non-personal data in India, this piece looks at various data marketplace models around the world. Data marketplaces are platforms to bring together providers and customers of data, often for a price. In September, the government of India (“Government”) constitutedRead more
We are delighted to announce the launch of the ‘Digital Technology Policy for India’s USD 5 Trillion Economy’, an IAMAI report authored by Ikigai Law (available here). The report was launched in New Delhi on 24 September 2019 by Sunil Jain (managing editor, Financial Express), Baijayant Panda (national vice president, BJP), Aruna Sundararajan (former secretary,Read more
Preliminary On 12 November 2018, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”)[1] published the Consultation Paper on Regulatory Framework for over-the-top (“OTT”) communication services (“Consultation Paper”).[2] This Consultation Paper was deemed necessary due to existing regulatory imbalances between telecom service providers (“TSP”) and OTT service providers, especially since the adoption and usage of OTTRead more
1. INTRODUCTION The Indian union budget was declared on 05 July 2019 by the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman. This was the first budget presented by the Narendra Modi government in its second term. The budget speech is available here, highlights released by the union government are available here, the Finance Bill, 2019 is availableRead more
1. PRELIMINARY 1.1 The finance ministry presents the economic survey (“ES”) of India in the parliament every year before the union budget. This document is prepared by the finance ministry and the chief economic adviser. The ES presents the finance ministry’s views on the annual economic development of India. This post highlights major observations fromRead more
The Union Cabinet approved[1] the National Policy on Software Products, 2019[2] (“Policy”) on 28.02.2019. The Policy aims “to develop India as a software product nation and a global leader in conception, design, development and production of software products.”[3] The Policy will be implemented by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”)[4] in collaboration withRead more
I. Preliminary The National Policy on Electronics 2019 (“Policy”)[1] was released by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”)[2] on 25.02.2019. The Policy, which recognises the electronics industry as the “world’s largest and fastest growing industry”[3], seeks to “position India as a global hub for Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (“ESDM”) by […]Read more
Introduction Hemp, the lesser known cousin of marijuana, has been in the news for all the right reasons lately. The industrial and medicinal uses of the plant have been in the spotlight ever since the United States Senate voted to legalise the cultivation, processing and sale of industrial hemp in June 2018.[1] In IndiaRead more