E-commerce think-tank to hold first meeting today
Updated: Apr 24, 2018 07:42:03am
E-commerce think-tank to hold first meeting today
New Delhi, Apr 24 (KNN) The think-tank set up by the Ministry of Commerce to frame the e-commerce policy for India is holding its first meeting today.
The Department of Commerce under the aegis of union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently formed a Think-tank to deliberate on developing eth framework for the national e-commerce policy.
The Think-tank is being led by Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu and has officials from Ministries of Finance, Home Affairs, Corporate Affairs and Electronics & Information Technology.
To partake in multi-trillion dollar digital economy and address emerging concerns of ecommerce, privacy and data security, Indian government has moved to develop a ‘National Policy on e–Commerce’.
Besides the apex trade bodies CII, FICCI, FISME and NASSCOM, the think-tank is to also include representatives of major telecom players, e-commerce companies, e-payment platforms, non-profits like IT for change and ISPRIT and technology. The think-tank also has representation from all economic Ministries and RBI.
In addition to the privacy and data protection issues, the think-tank may deliberate on issues such as e-infrastructure and data localization, sharing source code, cross border e-commerce, e-authentication among others. (KNN Bureau)