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GS3
Economy
10 marks
“The recent migration of government email services to Zoho marks a significant step towards India’s digital sovereignty.”
Discuss the significance of this move in strengthening India’s self-reliance in digital infrastructure and the challenges that need to be addressed.
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Digital sovereignty refers to a nation's ability to govern its digital space, including data, infrastructure, and digital policies, without external control or influence. The recent move of shifting government services to Zoho involves moving from foreign-based email services to an Indian-origin SaaS provider, and is a step towards achieving the goal of Digital India.
Digital sovereignty refers to a nation's ability to govern its digital space, including data, infrastructure, and digital policies, without external control or influence. The recent move of shifting government services to Zoho involves moving from foreign-based email services to an Indian-origin SaaS provider, and is a step towards achieving the goal of Digital India.
[SIGNIFICANCE]
(1) Data Localisation
→ sensitive data remains within Indian borders, prevent foreign data access (US CLOUD Act allows data control)
(2) Prevents threat of Mass Surveillance Programs
→ NSA's PRISM - access of data without user's knowledge
(3) Domestic Innovation, Competition
→ Boosts economy, alignment with Atmanirbhar Bharat
(4) Reduced Foreign Dependence prevents geopolitical pressure, supply chain vulnerabilities
→ Withdrawal of service by Google in Russia
[SIGNIFICANCE]
(1) Data Localisation
→ sensitive data remains within Indian borders, prevent foreign data access (US CLOUD Act allows data control)
(2) Prevents threat of Mass Surveillance Programs
→ NSA's PRISM - access of data without user's knowledge
(3) Domestic Innovation, Competition
→ Boosts economy, alignment with Atmanirbhar Bharat
(4) Reduced Foreign Dependence prevents geopolitical pressure, supply chain vulnerabilities
→ Withdrawal of service by Google in Russia
[CHALLENGES]
(1) Resilience against cyberattacks
→ Zero-Trust model, Independent Security Audits
(2) Massive scale & demand of operations
→ Preventing performance degradation (Performance SLAs, Cloud Native Architecture)
(3) Domestic Vendor Lock-in
→ Ensuring healthy competition to prevent monopolies (Support Startups (Startup India), Standardisation for quality)
(4) Cost of Transition
→ Phased Implementation, TCO Analysis
[CHALLENGES]
(1) Resilience against cyberattacks
→ Zero-Trust model, Independent Security Audits
(2) Massive scale & demand of operations
→ Preventing performance degradation (Performance SLAs, Cloud Native Architecture)
(3) Domestic Vendor Lock-in
→ Ensuring healthy competition to prevent monopolies (Support Startups (Startup India), Standardisation for quality)
(4) Cost of Transition
→ Phased Implementation, TCO Analysis
The move is a step towards achieving long-term technological independence and allows for the achievement of Atmanirbhar Bharat in the digital realm.
The move is a step towards achieving long-term technological independence and allows for the achievement of Atmanirbhar Bharat in the digital realm.
Digital sovereignty refers to a nation's ability to govern its digital space, including data, infrastructure, and digital policies, without external control or influence. The recent move of shifting government services to Zoho involves moving from foreign-based email services to an Indian-origin SaaS provider, and is a step towards achieving the goal of Digital India.
Digital sovereignty refers to a nation's ability to govern its digital space, including data, infrastructure, and digital policies, without external control or influence. The recent move of shifting government services to Zoho involves moving from foreign-based email services to an Indian-origin SaaS provider, and is a step towards achieving the goal of Digital India.
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