Ravi Shankar Prasad

Prasad was speaking at the fourth anniversary of Skill India

He is the Indian Minister of Communications and Minister of Law and Justice

He claimed that there are currently 282 mobile factories in India

Ravi Shankar Prasad was appointed as the new telecom cabinet minister

He continues to hold his IT and Law ministerial position

Apart from data protection bill, he will also focus on developing the telecom space and deploy 5G technology in India

The proposal has been made by Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

It aims to avoid duplication of driving licences and help nab the guilty in road accident cases

The recent Aadhaar Amendment Bill allows voluntary use of Aadhaar by users to establish their identity

India recorded a 65% growth in the number of internet connections from 2016

Development is in line with govt’s aim to achieve 500 Mn connections by 2018

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra lead in connectivity

CSCs are used to deliver social welfare schemes in remote areas

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said CSCs important to ensure services are available to all citizens

This year multiple leaks of Aadhaar data were reported

Associations said that the Bill will affect the ability of global technology companies to sustain their business in India

They also mentioned that the move will raise company costs by 30-60%

Through this letter, the associations have requested to remove the clause of “forced localisation requirements”

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad recently addressed the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial meeting held in Salata, Argentina 

At the meeting, the minister focussed on mitigating the nefarious use of Internet

He also mentioned that data to improve business is required and should be anonymous, objective, and taken with consent

• Chris Daniel is coming to India with an aim to address concerns around fake news on its messaging platform
• CEO will also be discussing the impending launch of its payments services in the country
• Whatsapp top executives and COO Matthew Idema had met IT Secretary and other Indian government officials last month to discuss on fake news

Amazon has been asked to check unbridled cross-border migration of data without the consent of users

This will further increase its operating costs as well as hamper its data analytics abilities

The companies like Paytm, Microsoft and Google have so far came in favour of the data localisation

The response time of social media to fake news will reportedly be reduced from the current 36 hours to only a few hours

Social media platforms will have to act on public complaints as well

The steps are being taken as a reactionary measure to the recent mob lynchings and killings  

Facebook Faces Ire Of Mistrust In The Wake Of India’s Upcoming General Elections In 2019

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