Regulatory Sovereignty in India: Indigenizing CompetitionTechnology Approaches, ISAIL-TR-001
digital sovereignty developed to regulate the borderless internet. Digital sovereignty refers to a nation state's capacity to govern both the digital infrastructure and information assets located inside its borders. When applied to governments' ability and attempts to control data assets and technical infrastructures located beyond their borders, this notion may take on a variety of shapes. Initially, such efforts were restricted to adopting "long-arm" laws that ensured prosecution of crimes committed against a nation state or its people regardless of the accused's country or location. Subsequently, it began to take on additional forms, including (i) restrictions on cross-border data flows, (ii) hard or soft data sovereignty requirements, (iii) mandatory sharing, and (iv) local situs requirements – such as the formation of an incorporated entity or the appointment of officers within national boundaries, and others. As stated in the preamble, the Bill protects individuals' private information in relation to personal data, clarifies the flow and use of personal data, establishes a trust relationship among individuals and companies processing personal data, protects the rights of individuals for whom the personal data are processed, and establishes a framework for organizational and technical measures. Additionally, the Bill aims to provide remedies for unlawful and harmful processing and to create a Data Protection Authority of India to carry out the above objectives and those associated with or incidental to them. The Bill's fundamental concepts are substantially comparable to those found in the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) ("GDPR").
Policy Paralyses in India’s Approach Algorithmic and Information Governance
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Information Governance Issues The world is overflowing with data. Adoption of the internet, smart devices, and cloud-driven apps, followed by increasing use
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