These working groups will be established under the ministry of electronics and information technology.
The government has formed five working groups to study and formulate guidelines for anonymisation of data, zero trust architecture, internet-of-things (IoT) devices, mobile device security, and digital education, a senior official told ET.
These working groups, set up under the ministry of electronics and information technology, will look to develop and adopt guidelines and frameworks for “effective and efficient implementation of e-governance projects” of ministries and government departments, according to sources.
“We are working with various ministries on the project. The current guidelines for some aspects, such as mobile device security or online learning and examinations systems, will need to be revised in light of the changing technologies,” an IT ministry official said. “The idea is to stay ahead of the curve for suggestions and solutions to problems that are likely to arise.”
The reports of the working groups on anonymisation of data and mobile security guidelines are being reviewed, while work on guidelines for zero-trust architecture, online exams, and IoT devices is ongoing, the official said.
These standards and frameworks will be a part of the updated India Digital System Architecture. An earlier version of the planned architecture was released for public consultation in 2022.
“Technologies such as artificial intelligence or machine learning have undergone complete shape-shifting in just the last six months. The ideas that were proposed two years ago, therefore need to be revised completely,”
another IT ministry official said.
Depending on the suggestions of the working groups, the government is likely to retain the function of designing, developing and managing core blocks of these technologies and sectors, while allowing the development of apps and services on top of them, the official said.
Source: The Economic Times
