Data is national asset, it must be protected; digital nationalism need of the hour: SJM

New Delhi: RSS-affiliate the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM) said on Sunday that Indian alternatives of payment gateways, social media platforms and service aggregators must be supported and promoted as data sovereignty and data nationalism are the need of the hour.

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, SJM co-convener Ashwani Mahajan described the data generated in the country as a “national asset” and said it should be conserved properly and India must refrain from negotiating data sovereignty at bilateral and multilateral trade talks.