Website Abstract:

This Policy White Paper have been developed by IIM Bangalore’s Center for Digital Public Goods (CDPG) and Indian Institute of Science (IISc). This handbook is intended to shape India’s approach towards management and governance of Non-Personal Data (NPD). By proposing these guidelines to Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), we address critical gaps in data sharing, data quality, ethical usage, data usage pricing models and policy enforcement.

The guidelines intend to elaborate on the existing governance framework, enable seamless data sharing and ethical use of data and empower data principals, data fiduciary, data processor and data consumers to share and use data. The framework aims to unlock the economic potential for Non-Personal Data in India to innovate, train AI models and enhance governance within data economies. The framework empowers the stakeholders by clearly defining their roles and responsibilities in the Non-Personal Data Management Value Chain. This framework encompasses a consent framework, transparency mechanisms, right to privacy (of their non-personal data) and accountability standards for the Data Principal. The emphasis on empowerment of Data Principal is the focus of the governing policy framework for management of non-personal data. We invite all interested stake holders from academia, government and industry to provide comments on this Policy White Paper which will shape this white paper into final recommendation. You can provide your comments and feedback by reaching out to us at cdpg@iimb.ac.in and anjula@iisc.ac.in