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
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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
By Ikigai Law | Data Governance, Parliament, Parliamentary Research | 2 comments | 9 March, 2020 | 7
On 12 December 2019, Parliament of India appointed a ‘joint select committee’ (“Committee”) to examine the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 (“PDP Bill”)[1]. On 11 February 2020, two new members were appointed to the Committee- Manish Tewari from Indian National Congress and Mahua Moitra from Trinamool Congress[2]. With the Committee membership restored to its fullRead more
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