Ashwini Vaishnaw inaugurates 1st IIGF 2021; stresses on importance of internet governance

Emphasising importance of internet in economy, Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday stressed importance of internet in boosting economy and society and furr how it's imperative to define its norms of governance. Furr, he outlined need to bridge digital divide with a focus on marginalized people living in remotest part of country. 

Speaking at 1st India Internet Governance Forum 2021, IT Minister Vaishnaw said, "Internet is most important part of economy and society and it is crucial to define its norms of governance. We have to bridge digital divide with a focus on marginalized living in remotest part of country. It is also important to decide ownership of content shared online as young minds are easily tempted to believe in what is shared online especially on social media and re is a need to decide responsibilities on this."

Furr speaking about required attention for cybersecurity, he said that entire system can be taken for ransom or held hostage due to risks in cybersecurity and furr hoped to find proper answers to such questions concerning a robust system for cybersecurity. 

Meanwhile, Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar who was also present at event spoke about future of India Internet Government Forum (IIGF) and said that it aims to work with several government bodies for insuring future jurisprudence on internet by bringing users on board as most important stakeholders. " future of global internet shall be led by India's internet ecosystem and innovation capabilities," he ded. 

India Internet Governance Forum 2021

A first of its kind, India Internet Governance Forum 2021 is a three-day online event based on internet governance.  Union Minister Vaishnaw inaugurated  event which is centered around me of 'Empowering India through Power of Internet.' event will look forward to bringing stakeholders of internet governance for discussing romap for digitisation in India as an essential participant on a global basis. 

event was jointly organised by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and National Internet Exchange of India. It is to be held between November 25 and November 27, 2021. Apart from that, three-day forum will witness three plenary sessions on mes chaired by different ministers.

Notably, India Internet Government Forum (IIGF) is an initiative associated with UN Internet Governance Forum which is a multistakeholder platform bringing representatives toger to discuss public policy issues related to internet. 

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