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Data Governance in Emerging Economies to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. India Country Report Based on the Workshop Data Governance for Good Health & Well-Being: India's Way Forward to Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Bengaluru, September 8-9, 2022)

Scaria, ArulData Governance in Emerging Economies to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. India Country Report Based on the Workshop Data Governance for Good Health & Well-Being: India's Way Forward to Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Bengaluru, September 8-9, 2022) (Max Planck Institute for Innovation & Competition Research Paper, No. 24-08), 2024, 31 pp. (together with Vikas Kathuria et al.).

This report contributes towards making a preliminary assessment of data governance approaches with a pivot to Sustainable Development Goals in emerging economies with a focus on India. It draws on the insights gathered from bringing together various stakeholders at the workshop organized in Bengaluru. Written in the specific context of SDG 3, this report underscores the role of data governance for good health and well-being in India. Following a brief introduction to the project under which the report was produced, it is structured in four sections. Section 2 provides a detailed background on the selection of SDG 3 and India for studying data governance in emerging economies. Section 3 offers an overview of the existing legal framework for data governance in India. This section not only analyzes open data initiatives but also maps the judicial and legislative steps towards safeguarding personal data, while highlighting the ongoing efforts to legislate non-personal data sharing. Section 4 leverages insights from the workshop to analyse the roles played by the public sector, the private sector, and startups for ascertaining the scope of data governance in the Indian healthcare sector. Section 5 summarises the findings and emphasises the importance of a data governance framework for achieving the SDGs, particularly SDG 3 in India. The report concludes with a set of questions aimed at developing a research agenda to contribute to building a data governance framework in emerging economies such as India.

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