ENA Sectors 2018-04-19 05:23:26 <p><strong>New Delhi, Apr 19 (KNN) </strong>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.</p> <p>The Department of Commerce under the aegis of union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has formed a Think-tank to deliberate on developing eth framework for the national e-commerce policy.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The Commerce and industry Minister Suresh Prabhu is likely to address the first meeting of the think-tank next week in New Delhi.</p> <p>Facebook data leak and allegation of possible misuse of private information on e-platforms has put privacy issues on forefront. With elections looming large in India, an urgency may have been felt to have a framework to deal with privacy concerns. </p> <p>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.<strong> (KNN Bureau)</strong></p> 19617 http://knnindia.co.in/news/newsdetails/sectors/india-to-formulate-national-policy-on-e-commerce-think-tank-formed-by-goi 2018-04-19 05:23:26 knnindia.co.in