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Data Governance

Op-ed September 5, 2024

Open-source imperative for India’s public sector

By Sridhar Ganapathy & Dr. Hemant Adarkar

Existing public sector processes are ill-suited to making software open and collaborating with the community. Institutions require dedicated capacity, resources and a mindset shift to meaningfully engage in open source.

Paper March 26, 2024

Enhancing Regulatory Coordination: Balancing Competition and Data Protection in Digital Markets

By Neha Jain & Sharmadha Srinivasan

The paper highlights the importance of striking a balance between competition and data protection considerations.

Policy Brief June 10, 2022

Response to the proposed National Data Governance Framework Policy, May 2022

By Rajeswari Parasa, Sharmadha Srinivasan, Nikita Kwatra, Upasana Hembram & Sridhar Ganapathy

A national data governance framework policy is a much-needed step in the direction of unlocking public data for various purposes: from improving service delivery, spurring innovation, to even assisting in the fight against misinformation.

Blog November 1, 2021

Civil Society Shouldn’t Be a Substitute for the State’s Lack of Data Capacity

By Harsh Vardhan Pachisia

As a lesson from this pandemic, efforts need to be undertaken by the government to strengthen its primary role in the data pipeline— proper and timely distribution of data. 

Paper July 22, 2021

IDFC Institute’s response to proposed amendments to the Consumer Protection (E-Commerce) Rules, 2020

By Sharmadha Srinivasan & Vikram Sinha

A regulatory framework, therefore, must carefully balance the gains from e-commerce’s efficiency and the need to protect consumers and prevent market distortions.

Op-ed April 13, 2021

Lack of relevant, credible data is compromising India’s COVID-19 efforts

By Harsh Vardhan Pachisia, Sharmadha Srinivasan & Anushka Bhansali

Improvement in the collection, analysis and sharing of health data could pave the way for a faster recovery from the pandemic and become a part of the playbook for navigating all future public health crises.

Policy Brief December 14, 2020

Integrating Aadhaar and Voter ID Data: Promises and Dangers

By Prakhar Misra & Vibhav Mariwala

This brief explores the benefits and issues with the integration of voter ID data with Aadhaar, keeping the evolution of data governance in India in mind.

Policy Brief July 14, 2020

Algorithmic Explainability Working Group: Discussion Note 01

By Vikram Sinha

Automated Decision Systems (ADS) are becoming crucial components of consumer-market and citizen-state interactions and need effective, holistic regulatory guidelines.

Op-ed February 7, 2020

How India’s data bill falls short of offering solutions for regulating digital competition

By Vikram Sinha

The bill’s brute force approach to giving users control over their digital selves through data portability provision runs roughshod over market dynamics.

Blog January 15, 2020

Appointing the DPA: A Problem of Efficiency

By Prakhar Misra

There has been a fair bit of commentary on the various ways in which the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill, 2019 has been stripped of adequate checks and balances.

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