Piyush Goyal announces that the government will introduce a legal framework to ensure privacy of data

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has announced that the government will introduce a legal framework to ensure privacy of data.

Advocating India as a prime destination for investment in technology and innovation, the minister highlighted that alongside its robust legal system, India plans to implement a new framework that will enable the secure and free flow of data among trusted partners.

Speaking at the UK India Business Council’s ‘UK-India Technology Futures Conference,’ Mr. Goyal emphasised the need to understand the intersection of the digital world and sustainability issues in the



future.

He noted that a significant portion of future energy consumption will be driven by systems processing data, which could have implications for sustainability.

Mr Goyal also highlighted India’s uniquely interconnected power grid, positioning it as a global leader in addressing these challenges.

Mr Goyal said that by 2030, the country will have a thousand-gigawatt grid connected through the length and breadth of the country. He added that India is the best place in the world to provide sustainable infrastructure to the digital world.