Localization News

India’s approach of requiring data localization by default seems somewhat out of character

Gautam Adani says he expects to invest ₹70,000 crore to build data parks in a southern state over the next two decadesThe government is weighing a new law that would require data to be stored locally, citing the need to protect the autonomy of individuals and their personal data

Telangana, about 2 years ago, had come out with a Data Centre Policy to encourage and facilitate foreign companies to set up a required infrastructureThe state has not seen any major start-up success so far in spite of having created an ecosystem for them

Tech firms say storing data on Indian servers would increase their costsIndustry has sought clarity on classification of data in the data protection bill

Volkswagen's India 2.0 plans are rooted in its new platform, which will see the launch of a Skoda SUV by 2020, followed by the VW T-Cross SUV and two sedans

Actis is building the world's largest non-governmental data centre outside Beijing and is eyeing similar opportunity in India amid implementation of RBI norms on data localization

China issued strong statement opposing attempts to develop rules on sensitive issues of e-commerce

With govt unwilling to extend the deadline, compliance is the only option, for now

The broader push around data localization is perhaps an attempt to solve too many objectives

In April, the RBI issued instructions that payments data should be stored within the country, in order to ensure better monitoring, and told all system providers to comply within six months