NEW DELHI: The Central government conducted its inaugural public consultation with industry and policy stakeholders in connection with the Digital India Act (DIA), which targets to supersede the outdated Information Technology Act 2000, crafted during the nascent years of the internet.

While the internet and information technology have given people more power, they have also brought about a number of problems, such as user harm, security concerns, safety issues for women and children, organised information wars, radicalization, the proliferation of hate speech, the spread of fake news and misinformation, as well as unfair business practises.
According to a government presentation, the current Act has a number of shortcomings, including insufficient protections for user rights, trust, and safety, inadequate recognition of novel cybercrimes, a lack of regulatory frameworks for harmful and illegal content, and insufficient principles for data and privacy protection, among others.
The new law should be developed through adaptable rules and should cover the principles of Digital India, such as Open Internet, Online Safety and Trust, Accountability and Quality of Service, Adjudicatory Mechanism, and New Technologies, according to Union Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar during his presentation in Bangalore.

Chandrasekhar tweeted, "For the first time in India's history, public consultation for a new law begins with a debate on goals and design principles of the #DigitalIndiaAct. Through the presentation, the minister gave stakeholders an overview of all the principles of Digital India.

An Open Internet, as per the presentation, should have an option; competition; online diversity, fair market access, Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Compliance for Startups.

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