Srikrishna committee trying for consensus on data localisation

The extent to which localisation should be mandated for storing data has divided members of the B N Srikrishna-led panel on the issue of data protection. It is likely to meet at least a couple of times more to arrive at a consensus. 

“All committee members have to go through each aspect. The report is likely to come in July,” said a source. 

The latest meet, on June 17, had some members saying they wanted a more open eco-system, instead of asking all data to be stored in the country.