Preliminary The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (“TRAI”) is a statutory body that acts as the regulator of the telecommunications sector in India. It was set up by the government of India under section 3 of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997 (“TRAI Act”). The TRAI concerns itself with regulating telecom tariffs, qualityRead more
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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
There seems to be an explosion of new data protection regulations across the South Asia region in recent years. Although these proposed laws[1] codify a common set of guiding principles, each law is in fact unique. Each of the regions in which these laws are proposed to be enacted has its own social dynamic, geo-politicalRead more
1. Preliminary The Maharashtra government recently approved the construction of the world’s first Hyperloop between Pune and Mumbai. This mode of transportation is expected to cut the travel time between the two cities from 3.5 hours to under 35 minutes. This post: (i) presents the background of the project; and (ii) identifies policyRead more
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
1. Evolution of policy governing bike taxi services Commentators are optimistic about India’s market for bike taxi services[1]. Uncertain and differing regulatory approaches at the State level have, however, constrained its growth. Despite this, established players like UberMoto, the bike hailing service launched by Uber, have forayed into this segment, citing the “immense potential forRead 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
1. Preliminary 1.1 The 5-Institute budget seminar on ‘The Union Budget 2019-20: Reforms and Development Perspectives’, was held on 22 July 2019. This seminar brought together five policy experts who shared their thoughts on the union budget 2019 (“Budget”) presented by the National Democratic Alliance – II (“NDA-II”) government on 5 July 2019. The sessionRead more
1. Preliminary 1.1. The Ananta Aspen Centre held its second seminar in its ‘Economy & Policy’ series of events on 01 August 2019. The seminar was on the topic, ‘What are the priorities for the economic growth for India 2019-20? – The Union Budget and After’. This seminar brought together three economic policy expertsRead more