State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak has called for the formulation of a “global internet governance council” and “frontier technology guidelines” under the auspices of the United Nations to protect the data and privacy of citizens.
The state minister made the call today at a panel discussion titled “Diminished Democracies: Big Tech, Red Tech, and Deep Tech” on the occasion of Raisina Dialogue 2022 at Taj Palace in New Delhi of India.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star’s Google News channel. Palak also said that Bangladesh is drafting a “digital protection law”.
“It is not the time to compete with each other, it is the time to cooperate. Through global inclusive participation, we will be able to protect the rights of our citizens as well as the economy in cyberspace,” he said.
“We should cooperate with each other to innovate new and emerging technologies. Through this, we can give a better life to the citizens,” he added.
Raisina Dialogue is India’s premier foreign policy and geoeconomics conference. Over 200 speakers from 90 countries are participating in the seventh edition.
