The Government of India is considering developing a comprehensive set of new laws to bring the country’s tech rules in step with today’s digital economy. As a part of this exercise, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is currently drafting the Digital India Act (DIA)—a new law to replace the two-decades-old Information Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act).

BSA welcomes a policy framework that encourages innovation, creates more job opportunities, facilitates the growth of emerging technologies, and addresses privacy and security risks.