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The Information Technology Industry Council (ITI), a premier global advocate for technology that represents U.S. technology giants like Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Meta (NASDAQ: META), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), said it is looking forward to working on pending regulations with the new team at India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). In what was the largest election in human history, India concluded its seven-phased voting process from April 19 to June 1 with about 970 million registered voters. Results were announced on June 4 to elect 543 members of the Lower House of Parliament, or Lok Sabha. The newly-elected Members of Parliament (MPs) unanimously chose Narendra Modi as prime minister for a rare third term, extending his 10-year rule for another five years. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), under the leadership of Modi, is scheduled to form the government for a third consecutive term after the swearing-in ceremony on June 9. “ITI looks forward to engaging with the new team at the IT Ministry. There are several pending bills and regulations that will require the incoming government’s attention, such as rulemaking for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act and finalising the Digital India Bill, that we engaged with the previous government,” Kumardeep Banerjee, Country Director at ITI, said in a statement. “ITI continues to support a consultative, agile, and globally harmonized approach towards regulation, supporting innovation and growth for the ICT (information and communication technology) sector in India and globally. We will continue to engage with the incoming government with the same spirit,” Banerjee added. The legislation, which was expected to be ready before this year’s general elections, was pushed back for further discussions and is now scheduled to be taken up by the new government. Why it matters? India’s Digital Personal Data…

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