MeitY selects Deepak Goel as Group Coordinator of Cyber Laws and Data Governance division

New Delhi: Effective July 1, 2024, Deepak Goel will become the Group Coordinator of the Cyber Laws and Data Governance division of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). He succeeds Sandip Chatterjee, who will retire from MeitY on June 30. At the National Informatics Centre (NIC), scientist Deepak Goel designs and builds IT solutions for the government.

MeitY’s Cyber Laws and Data Governance division enforces the 2000 Information Technology Act. It promotes electronic trade, provides e-commerce with legal support, facilitates e-governance, prevents cybercrimes, and implements security measures.

The IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules of 2021 provide the division the authority to oversee social media and online gaming intermediaries. A Grievance Appellate Committee hears grievances on social media on behalf of Indian users.

This division investigates the legal implications of cutting-edge technologies including blockchain, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things in addition to advocating for data governance frameworks. Aspects of competition law, company law, copyright Act, and intellectual property rights protection in the context of information technology are also covered.

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