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    Digital Brief: DGA adopted, DSA opinion, WhatsApp complaints

    • 17.07.2021
    • Euractiv

    The Data Governance Act was adopted in the ITRE committee on Friday (16 July) with a landslide majority (66 in favour, 6 abstentions, none against). The legislative proposal is the first building block of the EU data strategy, as it is intended to define the governance of the European data spaces.

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    India becomes the Fourth Country to roll out blockchain-powered educational documents

    • 17.07.2021
    • The Print

    LegitDoc, a blockchain startup a blockchain start, is helping the Government of Maharashtra implement the world’s largest blockchain-powered educational credentialing system by issuing nearly 1 million tamper-proof diploma certificates.

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    Parliament committee adopts act ‘to build up a European data economy’

    • 17.07.2021
    • Euractiv

    The legislative proposal that will define data governance rules for industrial data across the EU received the green light in the relevant European Parliament committee on Friday (16 July).

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    Concern trolls and power grabs: Inside Big Tech’s angry, geeky, often petty war for your privacy

    • 17.07.2021
    • Protocol

    Inside the World Wide Web Consortium, where the world's top engineers battle over the future of your data.

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    KAM SUMMIT ‘21 – Co-Production: Not a distant dream anymore?

    • 17.07.2021
    • Animation Xpress

    Day one of KAM Summit 2021 witnessed an enriching session on ‘Co-Production: Not a distant dream anymore’ where a discussion over how co-production has been a lucrative opening for the animation sector and what are the different models and challenges being faced in co-production were talked upon.

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    Guest Column: Satellite b’band an upcoming opportunity for DPOs

    • 16.07.2021
    • Indian Bradcasting World

    Satellite industry is gearing up for a new regime and in a year’s time we could very well witness satellite companies offering high-speed broadband services to retail consumers; especially those consumers who live in far-flung places of our vast country, and where laying of cable or fibre is very difficult and a costly affair, if not totally impossible.

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    India’s OTT entertainment to become $15 billion industry by 2030: RBSA advisory report

    • 16.07.2021
    • Exchange4media.com

    Access to better networks, digital connectivity and smartphones, are some of the factors responsible for the growth in subscription of OTT platforms in India, according to the research report.

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    ‘India is one of the biggest markets for voice-based technology globally’

    • 16.07.2021
    • Exchange4media.com

    Anil Nair, Dilip RS, Jayesh Ullattil, Kumar Rangarajan, Neha Barjatya, Shankar Jayaraman and Tushar Vyas discussed voice technology trends in marketing at e4m-GroupM Voice Marketing Conference.

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    The Movies Are Back. But What Are Movies Now?

    • 15.07.2021
    • NY Times

    Cinephiles and streaming fans can both claim victory. But as we better understand the new screen culture taking shape, it looks like we may all lose in the long run.

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    Streaming saved music industry from piracy only to plunder creators’ revenues – UK Parliament committee

    • 15.07.2021
    • RT

    UK MPs say the government should look into possible anti-competitive practices in the music streaming industry, where powerful big companies thrive while music creators struggle to stay afloat.

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