Government to engage industry leaders in key talks on draft digital competition bill

Industry stakeholders, including Big Tech, are set to voice their ‘serious concerns’ on the Draft Digital Competition Bill (DCB) at a MeitY convened meeting here on Tuesday.

This meeting, which was earlier scheduled for June 13 but postponed at the last minute, is expected to be chaired by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) Secretary, sources said.

This meeting assumes significance as Big Tech are opposed to introduction of any ex-ante framework under DCB as it could have potential negative effect on innovation and investments. However start-up community largely is in favour of DCB as it will create a level playing field for them in the digital ecosystem.