Piyush Goyal pushes for nations’ sovereign right to use data for social welfare

New Delhi: India has said countries must have the sovereign right to use data they generate, for the welfare and development of their people and that advocacy on free trade should not lead to justification of data free flow.

Referring to Digital India, StartUp India and Aadhaar, which promote economic inclusivity using digital platforms which generate huge amount of data, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said: “This includes personal, community and public data, and countries must have the sovereign right, to use their data, for the welfare and development of its people”.