India, EU to work on rules, standards for tech industry: MoS IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

India and the EU have decided to harmonise regulations on technology and jointly work on rules and standards for the broader industry, including Big Tech and top social media giants. The move comes within months of the country signing a strategic partnership with the US on critical and emerging technology, minister of state for IT & electronics Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said.

“India and EU have agreed to work on creating trusted and resilient supply chains for electronics, in semiconductors, AI, quantum computing and emerging technologies. We will also work together to shape the future of regulations for the internet in areas, such as, privacy and user harm,” Chandrasekhar told TOI,