Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
4. The world is experiencing a digital revolution, where the future is largely oriented around data. In this context, suggest ways to help communities get a fair and equitable share of benefits in the use of data. (250 Words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The New Indian Express
Why the question:
Data has been called the ‘New Oil’ by economic survey and there is a need to provide equity in data usage to make communities empowered and reduce inequality
Key Demand of the question:
Enumerate ways to empower communities for better control and use of their data
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Introduce by giving the current status of data usage and how it is creating inequality
Body:
Enumerate the suggestions for effective data governance by communities and sustantatite it with examples. E.g. laws should strive to devise frameworks that enable data principles to share the economic gains derived from their data.
Do mention some of the recommendations of the various committee for effective sharing of benefits out of data use as well as safeguarding private data from misuse.
Conclusion:
Conclude with a relevant way forward
