Centre looks to revamp National Informatics Centre, its tech arm

Centre looks to revamp National Informatics Centre, its tech arm

The government has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of a consultant for NIC’s organizational restructuring. The government has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of a consultant for NIC’s organizational restructuring. Nearly half a century since it came into existence, the government is now looking to revamp and restructure the […]

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Centre looks to revamp National Informatics Centre, its tech arm

Centre looks to revamp National Informatics Centre, its tech arm

The government has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of a consultant for NIC’s organizational restructuring. The government has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for selection of a consultant for NIC’s organizational restructuring. Nearly half a century since it came into existence, the government is now looking to revamp and restructure the […]

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MeitY, Meta launch programme to support 40 startups

MeitY, Meta launch programme to support 40 startups

The Ministry of Electronics and IT’s (MeitY’s) Startup Hub Tuesday signed an agreement with social media giant Meta to launch an accelerator programme to offer grants to startups building services for the metaverse, a digital world which is a combination of virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) accessed through a browser or headset. The […]

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Data gathering by public agencies picks up even as law hangs fire

Data gathering by public agencies picks up even as law hangs fire

The customs department mandating airlines to share personal details of international flyers, the Civil Aviation Ministry’s facial recognition system DigiYatra, the MeitY’s proposal to share non-personal data collected by the government with start-ups and researchers, CERT-In’s mandate asking virtual private network (VPN) service providers to store data of their users: these are among a rising […]

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UGC ties up with MeiTy to launch new higher education portal for students in rural areas

UGC ties up with MeiTy to launch new higher education portal for students in rural areas

Over 23,000 higher education courses, including programmes on artificial intelligence (AI), cyber security and early childhood care, will now be available free of cost on a new web portal from Friday, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has said. The portal is aimed at bridging the digital divide and enhancing the accessibility of higher education in […]

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Karnataka High Court notice to Centre on Twitter petition challenging content and account ‘blocking orders’

Karnataka High Court notice to Centre on Twitter petition challenging content and account ‘blocking orders’

Twitter moved court after Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued a notice on June 27, 2022 informing that penal action would be initiated against the company for not complying with ‘blocking orders’ Twitter moved court after Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) issued a notice on June 27, 2022 informing that penal […]

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Eye on private firms, govt may define ‘ownership’ of non-personal data

Eye on private firms, govt may define ‘ownership’ of non-personal data

THE GOVERNMENT could look at clearly defining “ownership” of non-personal data held by big-tech platforms, such as Google, Meta and Amazon, if they refuse to share such data with a regulator as proposed in the draft National Data Governance Framework, The Indian Express has learnt. The draft framework, announced by the Ministry of Electronics and […]

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New IT Act looks to rein in ‘deliberate’ misinformation

New IT Act looks to rein in ‘deliberate’ misinformation

Recognising that offences in the online world, including social media platforms, can be unique with no equivalent in the offline world, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is considering regulation of “deliberate” misinformation and doxxing as offences under a fresh legislation, which is expected to replace the Information Technology Act, 2000, a senior government […]

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New IT Act looks to rein in ‘deliberate’ misinformation

New IT Act looks to rein in ‘deliberate’ misinformation

Recognising that offences in the online world, including social media platforms, can be unique with no equivalent in the offline world, the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is considering regulation of “deliberate” misinformation and doxxing as offences under a fresh legislation, which is expected to replace the Information Technology Act, 2000, a senior government […]

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Twitter moves Karnataka High Court over government’s content blocking orders

Twitter moves Karnataka High Court over government’s content blocking orders

Disagreement between Twitter and the government over the latter’s disproportionate measures to remove/block content on the platform has intensified over the past year Disagreement between Twitter and the government over the latter’s disproportionate measures to remove/block content on the platform has intensified over the past year Alleging “disproportionate use of power”, Twitter has moved the […]

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