There is need to have appropriate regulations on data safety and security, says Rahul Gandhi

Mr. Gandhi made the remarks, during his interaction with Silicon Valley-based startup entrepreneurs, known for doing path-breaking work in the field of Artificial Intelligence and cutting-edge technologies.

Describing data as the "new gold", Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that there is a need to have appropriate regulations on data safety and security.

Mr. Gandhi made the remarks on May 31, during his interaction with Silicon Valley-based startup entrepreneurs, known for doing path-breaking work in the field of Artificial Intelligence and cutting-edge technologies.

Participating in a fireside chat with Plug and Play Tech Centre CEO Mr. Saeed Amidi and Mr. Shaun Shankaran, founder of FixNix Startup, Mr. Gandhi tried to link all the technologies with the impact this would have on the common man in the remote villages of India.

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"If you want to spread any technology in India, you have to have a system where power is relatively decentralized," he said in response to a question and then went on to share with the select group of invited entrepreneurs about his personal experience of drone technology and its regulation, which, according to him, "faced massive bureaucratic hurdles".

Data, Mr. Gandhi said, is the “new gold” and countries like India have realised the real potential of it.

"There is a need to have appropriate regulations on data safety and security," he said.