{"id":167613,"date":"2022-02-10T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-10T03:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=167613"},"modified":"2022-02-09T22:18:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-09T16:48:05","slug":"answered-india-has-championed-data-sovereignty-as-a-means-of-resisting-data-colonialism-what-importance-does-data-sovereignty-hold-in-the-present-times-discuss-the-steps-taken-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-india-has-championed-data-sovereignty-as-a-means-of-resisting-data-colonialism-what-importance-does-data-sovereignty-hold-in-the-present-times-discuss-the-steps-taken-by\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] India has championed Data sovereignty as a means of resisting \u2018data colonialism\u2019. What importance does data sovereignty hold in the present times? Discuss the steps taken by India to ensure data sovereignty."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
Introduction<\/span><\/b>: Write short notes on Data sovereignty and Data colonialism.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Body: <\/span><\/b>Write about the importance of Data sovereignty in present times. Mention the steps taken by the Government to ensure data sovereignty.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Conclusion: <\/span><\/b>Give a way forward.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As the world becomes more and more digital, the data has become a new oil. So, in this scenario while countries are looking for data protection, corporate world is trying to capture more and more data. It gives rise to two polarizing concepts, \u2018data colonialism\u2019 and \u2018data sovereignty\u2019.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Data Sovereignty<\/span><\/b> means that data collection and processing is subject to the laws and regulations of the country where data is originated. whereas <\/span>Data Colonialism<\/span><\/b> refers the phenomenon where data collected from countries all around the world is concentrated in the hands of a few multinationals (like Google and Facebook) and Nations (Like USA and China), which gives them disproportionate power and ability to exploit other countries.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

India has been one of the most vocal supporters of \u2018Data Sovereignty\u2019 to resist \u201cData Colonialism\u2019. Importance of Data Sovereignty<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n