Here are seven design principles for regulating emerging technologies. There is a need to move away from a traditional regulate-and-forget approach, which suffers from pacing problems, in favor of a more agile, iterative, experimental regulatory approach for emerging technologies. There is chatter recently that regulation of emerging technologies should first address user harm. And thatRead more
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Has the government finally cracked the code on regulating emerging technology? The Drone Rules 2021 display maturity and a willingness to receive and act on feedback from the government. In this blogpost, we discuss how the Drone Rules are an example of a forward thinking and permissive regime that could be a model for otherRead more
The Ministry of Civil Aviation released the National Unmanned Aircraft System Traffic Management Policy Framework (Policy Framework) in October 2021. The Policy Framework sets the basis for the creation of a traffic management mechanism for drones, on which trials will be conducted over the next 6 months. In this blogpost, we highlight the comments thatRead more
The Government released a Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturers of drones in India. This scheme seeks to promote the growth of the drone manufacturing sector in India, in conjunction with the Drone Rules 2021. It provides incentives which will see the growth of more indigenous drone and drone component manufacturers, promote foreign investment in the sector andRead more
The Drone Rules, 2021 were released for public consultation by the government on 15th July 2021. The rules came into effect on 25th August 2021 and seek to revamp the regulatory regime for drones. These rules are more permissive and have improved the ease of doing business from the previous two iterations of regulations onRead more
This blogpost explains why cryptocurrencies and blockchain are the next big thing in the global technology revolution, and why India must become a part of this revolution. This is especially important in light of the proposed ban on cryptocurrency in India, which could exclude India from the exciting developments taking place around blockchain and cryptocurrency.Read more
This blogpost addresses a number of frequently asked questions around cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. It addresses some key issues such as blockchain existing in the absence of cryptocurrency, the government’s concerns on cryptocurrency and how they can be addressed, and what a ban on cryptocurrency will lead to. This blogpost explains all these issues andRead more
This blog post discusses the key announcements from the Union Budget 2021-22, as tabled by the Union Finance Minister in the Parliament of India on 01 February 2021. Introduction: After the release of the Economic Survey of India,1 the Union Finance Minister tabled the Union Budget in the Parliament; discussing its key highlights in herRead 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
There is an ancient proverb that says “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. In today’s context, if the journey is an organisation’s efforts to comply with its data protection obligations, then the single step is the process of taking stock of all the personal data it holds. This process ofRead more