OPPORTUNITIES FOR PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENT

Mainstream Build a pan-India representative dataset of consumer perceptions and requirements to highlight the gaps in data privacy awareness and required solutions. This can enable increased understanding of the concept among users and improve transparency and accountability of existing solutions.

Develop certification or skilling initiatives for programmers to incorporate privacy by design in technology products.

Fund and support open-source solutions that can create technology solutions that address privacy and transparency. These technologies can be aimed towards data minimisation, better identity and access management, and data compliance for businesses (for example, masking personally identifiable information while processing customer data).

Fund and support low cost solutions that enable businesses to implement responsible data practices and ensure compliance with privacy regulations.

Poor social security benefits for gig workers

Emerging Conduct credible and pan-India research and collect datasets on the potential risks for gig-economy workers, and disseminate the findings to increase awareness among individuals and decision makers.

Fund organisations that can improve the government’s capacity and strengthen its processes to enable a more efficient implementation of the rules under the Code on Social Security.

Fund proof of concept for new technology and business models that are worker-first. For example, those who provide social security benefits and in-app support to workers.

Monopolisation and market concentration

Emerging Conduct credible and pan-India research, and build knowledge on the needs, requirements, and opportunities to support local startups, MSMEs, etc.

Support policy dialogues to strengthen the competition regulations, associated public institutions and safeguards.

Fund and support new technologies that support interoperability and are anti-monopolistic. For example, low cost solutions that help small businesses digitise and be compliant.