Vembu’s appointment comes days after he was conferred the Padma Shri by the Indian government on January 26
The NSAB gives inputs and advice to Doval, who in turn acts as a single point of contact for Prime Minister Narendra Modi on national security and issues of strategic interest
Vembu’s appointment comes in a time when prominent stakeholders in the Indian startup economy are finding roles in public policy Image credits: Forbes.
Indian SaaS giant Zoho’s founder Sridhar Vembu announced on Wednesday (February 3) that he has been appointed to the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), led by national security advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval. His appointment comes days after he was conferred a Padma Shri awardee by the Indian government on January 26.
Indian startups band together to stand up to Big Tech
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BENGALURU: Founders of Indian startups have come together to form an indigenous startup association, Atamnirbhar Digital India Foundation (ADIF), as a representative body for domestic technology firms to ensure growth and development of the country s digital economy.
The association will put forth the views of these startups and new-age tech firms as it looks to advise the government and sector regulators with legal and policy framework, and design new solutions.
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BENGALURU: A group of Indian startups and investors have joined forces to form a new alliance Atmanirbhar Digital India Foundation (ADIF) to break the dominance of foreign internet giants like Google and Facebook. This body hopes to also advise the government and sector regulators on legal and policy frameworks needed to further grow the digital economy.
ADIF s formation comes following the furore over Google s billing policy in India, which demanded a 30% share of in-app purchase amounts. While Google delayed the implementation of the policy in India, it led to local internet firms joining forces against the BigTech firms. The billing issue reached the government and competition regulator CCI opened a probe against the billing policy and its alleged partial treatment of its payments unit Google Pay. The probe is under way.
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What is clearly a direct outcome of the coming together of Indian startup founders late in 2020, to push back against Google imposing a 30% commission on Play Store apps in India, some Indian startup founders have announced the formation of the “Atamnirbhar Digital India Foundation (ADIF)”, which has been formed “for protection of freedom of choice in Internet ecosystem”, and “to become the voice of entrepreneurs for policymakers and regulators”. Ajay Data, the Secretary General of ADIF said in a statement that the organisation believes that “it’s high time for all Indian technology companies to come together to safeguard the larger interests of the sector and work towards creating a level playing field.”