Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy

Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy

Subject: Governance

Section: Schemes

Context: Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy

Draft National Data Governance Framework Policy

Aim – To enhance access, quality, and use of data, in line with the current and emerging technology needs of the decade.

The development comes after a strong criticism of the previous ‘Draft India Data Accessibility and Use Policy, 2022’ which It proposed to permit the licensing and sale of public data by the government to the private sector.

About NDGFP

• The NDGFP standards and rules will ensure data security and informational privacy.
• This policy shall be applicable to all government departments and  entities and rules and standards prescribed will cover all data collected and being managed by any government entity.
• It also said this policy would be applicable to all non-personal datasets and data and platform, rules, standards governing its access and use by researchers and start-ups.
• State governments would also be encouraged to adopt the provisions of the Policy and rules, standards, and protocols as applicable.
• An ‘India Data Management Office (IDMO)’ shall be set up under the Digital India Corporation (DIC) under MeitY and shall be responsible for framing, managing and periodically reviewing and revising the Policy.
• For data anonymization, the IDMO will set and publish data anonymization standards and rules to ensure informational privacy is maintained.