In India, as the government seeks to promote the use and adoption of technology across sectors, it must first adopt a whole-of-government approach.

Amazon Prime, the ecommerce giant’s membership program that includes access to Prime Video, now counts more than 200 million subscribers globally, founder Jeff Bezos wrote in his final annual letter to shareholders as CEO.

The global streaming wars are driving unprecedented investment in TV production, with new outlets like Disney+ betting big on international content, but one executive says: "It's make hay while the sun shines."

The change in US-China ties is one of the most key geopolitical developments of this decade, said Brad Smith.

Amnesty International, Privacy International and 28 other civil and human rights groups on Wednesday urged EU lawmakers to take a strong stand on privacy rights in proposed rules governing Facebook's WhatsApp and Microsoft's Skype.

Facebook India Head Ajit Mohan said there is a need for a "forward-looking and positive regulatory framework" for internet companies, and that organisations also need to be more transparent about how they use customer data.

India needs a "modern, light-touch regulation" for internet intermediaries that allows the government and consumers to seek accountability from these platforms, BJP MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.

"5G has the potential to truly transform the lives of India’s citizens. Considering the robust benefits, it offers, what is required is government’s support in the form of a strong and robust inter-ministerial policy that can provide a pathway for end-to-end 5G realization. It is encouraging that following the recommendations of the inter-ministerial High-Level Forum for 5G India 2020, the government is creating an enabling framework," says Kochhar.

Big Tech firms must pay publishers and creators for the content on their platforms, as users come for the content and not for advertising, European Union's Competition Chief Margrethe Vestager says in an exclusive interview.