DRAFT NATIONAL DATA GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK

May 30, 2022

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has issued a draft National Data Governance Framework to mobilise non-personal data of citizens for use by both public and private entities to improve services.

About:

  • It proposes the launch of a non-personal data based India datasets programme and addresses the methods and rules to ensure that non-personal and anonymised data from both government and private entities are safely accessible by the research and innovation ecosystem.
  • The Framework will be of interest to artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups, AI research entities, and government departments.
  • it would also accelerate digital government and digitisation of government with common standards, rules and guidelines for data storage and management across all departments. 
Source : The Hindu