When India’s new chief digital officer comes to power, will he or won’t he?
NEW DELHI: India’s digital economy is poised to expand rapidly in coming years, but how will it be regulated?
Will it be governed in the same way as other industries in the country?
And, will it also be governed to ensure the interests of the country’s citizens are protected?
On Friday, as India’s Chief Digital Officer Arvind Panagariya launched his government, he promised a more transparent, more accountable and more inclusive digital India.
He said in a speech on the eve of his inauguration, that “India is facing the greatest digital challenge of our lifetime”.
And as a result of that challenge, the country needs a digital officer who will lead the country into a digital future.
The question of digital governanceIn the days after the government’s announcement, it was unclear what Panagareya meant by a digital “future”.
But it seemed that the Digital Agenda would be one of many steps that the new government will take towards the country becoming a digital hub.
The new government has made a number of announcements to promote the use of technology to boost productivity and efficiency in India’s economy.
Panagaresay has also said that the government will soon launch a national digital strategy.
But what exactly will it look like?
It’s likely to look much more like a roadmap to create a digital India that is more inclusive and transparent than any other country in the world.
As the Chief Digital Advisor of the Indian government, Panagaripa will have to make sure that the country is a digital democracy, where people have a say in how the country operates.
The Digital Agenda will be the biggest challenge for the new digital government.
The new government should aim to bring the digital policies of other nations into the Indian fold, in order to be the “digital India”.
The Digital India is a set of digital policies that the incoming government will have the opportunity to implement in a fair and transparent manner.
The government will not have the power to force companies to use the government-created software, and will not be able to require them to do so.
The government will be able, however, to force them to comply with its digital policies.
While the government would be able direct companies to comply, it will also have to consider the views of citizens and citizens groups.
The country will need to be mindful of the interests and aspirations of the people of the nation.
The digital agenda will also need to include the “best practices” of other countries that have become digital hubs, such as the United States and China.
India needs to ensure that the policies of these countries are based on the same standards as those of the digital India, which will also include ensuring transparency and accountability in governance.
This is the main challenge for any new digital administration, as it will have an obligation to ensure a fair digital society.
But it is also an important challenge to ensure transparency and a free and fair internet.
This story originally appeared on TechCrunch and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
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