Data protection law will bring clarity, help research: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Infosys co-founder was heading a committee on non-personal data protection bill, which had submitted its report to govt a few months back

Kris Gopalakrishnan, co-founder Infosys and head, expert committee on non-personal data governance framework said that the data protection laws will be beneficial for research going ahead.

“One reason why we need a data protection law is to make data available for research. Typically, the data that's available for research is anonymous data and population level data. To make the data available in a reliable format, in a format that is useful for research, is where the data protection laws in fact, I believe, will help,” he said during a media interaction post the announcement of Infosys Science Awards 2021.

He further explained