IT Minister’s back, policy honchos hope data rules will allay sector’s concerns

The re-appointment of Ashwini Vaishnaw as the minister of electronics and information technology has kindled hopes of continued dialogue between the industry, technology policy groups and the government to alleviate stakeholder concerns before the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules are notified. The technology policy ecosystem is also hoping that the DPDP Rules will be fast tracked and also reviewed to allay some industry concerns before they are notified.