India presses for legal framework to guide adoption of digital public infrastructure

India’s government emissary (Sherpa) to the G20 Amitabh Kant has underscored the need for a clearer definition of digital public infrastructure (DPI) and a legal framework to guide its deployment.

According to Kant, there is a vacuum where the governance framework for adoption of DPI should be, and a legal framework is needed as India is using its presidency of the G20 to lobby for more DPI access, reports the Economic Times of India (ET).

Speaking on the sideline of …

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