(Video) Rajya Sabha TV (RSTV) Policy Watch: Data Centre Policy

Topic: Data Centre Policy

Expert Panel:

Kannan Kumar, (Public Policy Consultant, Niti Aayog)
Jayakumar Selvaraj, (Deputy Director, Policy Outreach, NASSCOM)

Topic Description:

The Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has released the Draft Data Centre Policy, which aims to simplify clearances for setting up data centres in the country. The policy has been drafted with a vision to make India a global data centre hub, promote investment in the sector, propel digital economy growth, and facilitate state-of-the-art service delivery to citizens. The need to set up data centre infrastructure in India comes against the backdrop of data localization norms under the proposed personal data protection legislation and for protection of the digital sovereignty of the country in an increasingly connected world. And to get deeper insights on the topic.