While Chandrasekhar advocated for an optimistic view of technology, he stressed the need for measures ensuring the safety, trust, and responsibility of tech platforms and their underlying technology
The Union Government is committed to supporting cybersecurity technology made in India, according to Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar on November 7.
Speaking at the Nasscom Future Forge 2023 event in Bengaluru via Video conference, Chandrasekhar shared plans for promoting innovation in cybersecurity within India. He mentioned upcoming changes in cybersecurity over the next three to six months, particularly beneficial for developers of local technology.
He added “The Government of India also aims to secure its own digital workspace and digital footprint, leading to a significant expansion of the market for these technologies, products, and platforms in the coming months.”
Chandrasekhar highlighted the government’s aim to secure its digital workspace and expand the market for these technologies, products, and platforms in the coming months.
He mentioned the government’s efforts to address this issue, asserting, “CISOs in large enterprises, government, or small enterprises are not well-versed in cybersecurity. We are addressing this by revamping the Information Security Awareness programme to enhance the competency and capability of CISOs. We are creating a re-skilling and up-skilling ladder for them, with the requirement for recurrent training each year.”
The minister recognised a lack of awareness about cybersecurity, even among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). He discussed the government’s efforts to address this issue by revamping the Information Security Awareness programme to enhance the skills of CISOs, creating opportunities for continual training and improvement each year.
Chandrasekhar stated that the ‘India AI programme’ is close to being approved by the cabinet. He also mentioned the development of a significant Indian dataset programme, exclusively accessible to Indian entities for research, government, and startups, not multinational corporations.
The government intends to require any private platform anonymising personal data to mirror this process in the government’s anonymised data repository, aiming to create a vast and diverse collection of datasets worldwide within the next 24 months.
While Chandrasekhar advocated for an optimistic view of technology, he stressed the need for measures ensuring the safety, trust, and responsibility of tech platforms and their underlying technology.
He said, “As the largest connected democracy in the world, we don’t view this as a zero-sum game. We believe that AI can be harnessed and grown successfully, allowing startups to thrive and innovate in the AI space while maintaining safety and personal accountability measures, without hindering the momentum and growth of the AI innovation ecosystem.”
