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Give data access to consumers, not companies, says Nandan Nilekani

Competitiveness to improve by moving control over data away from entities

Nandan Nilekani
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Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani

Alnoor Peermohamed Bengaluru
The government should create a policy that gives consumers access to the data they create while using digital services, rather than allowing entities build data silos for their own benefit, says Nandan Nilekani.

The former chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India said India would be able to ensure privacy, keep data colonisation at bay and boost competitiveness by inverting the control of data away from entities to the individuals producing these.

“Every second, three more Indians are experiencing internet for the first time (and) is getting headlocked into a digital era at a pace never seen before... But

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