Regulation and governance of the Internet of Things in India
| Date | 13 August 2018 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/DPRG-04-2018-0017 |
| Published date | 13 August 2018 |
| Pages | 399-412 |
| Author | Sheshadri Chatterjee,Arpan Kumar Kar |
| Subject Matter | Information & knowledge management,Information management & governance,Information policy |
Regulation and governance
of the Internet of Things in India
Sheshadri Chatterjee and Arpan Kumar Kar
Abstract
Purpose –The purpose of thisstudy is to highlight the importance of Internet of Things(IoT) in India. The
purpose also includesproviding insights regarding policy framingfor IoTs with a focus on regulation and
governance.
Design/methodology/approach –A qualitative approach has been takenhere for understanding the
issuesof IoT policy for India so far as regulations and governanceare concerned.
Findings –This study highlightsthat the draft IoT policy of India, 2015 is to be improved. Attention is to
be focused on regulation and governance for addressing security and privacy issues among other
issues.For proper enablement of IoT technology, arrangementsof funds are essential.
Research limitations/implications –IoT-related technologiesin India have immense potential for the
industries. This studyimplies the importance of security and privacyissues. If these issues are properly
addressed,the industries will flourish further.
Practical implications –The study provides insightscovering how usage of IoT technology would help
the industry to grow up, how research and development organizations would be able to strengthenIoT
technologyfor further development and to what extentit will improve the human daily activities.
Social implications –IoT would influence lives of millionsof people of India. IoT-related policies would
have huge social implicationin terms of human–device interactions and communications. This research
is a contemporary study on theimplication of IoT policy toward the future growth of IoT-enableddevices
in India.
Originality/value –The Government of India is expectedto frame a comprehensive IoT policy with the
help of draft IoT policy of 2015. This paper has taken a unique attempt to provide effective inputs to
developa comprehensive IoT policy for India.
Keywords India, Government, Policy, IoT, Regulation
Paper type Research paper
1. Introduction
Technology in the digital space in India has undergone massive transformation during the
past few years. Industry experts (Uckelmann et al.,2011, pp. 1-24) believe that such
transformation in India will continue. In this context, the technologyin the digital space is the
Internet of Things (IoT). This may be defined as the technological connection among
telecommunication, software and industries connected with electronic hardware. This
innovative technology, IoT, is expected to bring many new opportunities that will be
beneficial to the industry (Gubbi et al.,2013, pp. 1,645-1,660). IoT technology is associated
with sensors whose numbers are forecast to increase to trillions in the near future with
involvement of various IoT applications numbering as high as the millions (DraftIoT Policy of
Internet of Things, 2015). With such progress in the field of technology, the IoT will be able
to reach new consumer sectors. It would be able to create a completely different type of
business behavior demanding an increased industry solution. This would immensely
improve the information technology (IT) industry sector by trillions of dollars, especially in
those industrial sectors that wouldbenefit from the IoT.
Sheshadri Chatterjee is
Research Scholar at
Department of
Management Studies,
Indian Institute of
Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, India.
Arpan Kumar Kar is
Assistant Professor at
Department of Information
Systems, Indian Institute of
Technology Delhi,
New Delhi, India.
Received 24 April 2018
Revised 18 May 2018
4 June 2018
Accepted 13 June 2018
DOI 10.1108/DPRG-04-2018-0017 VOL. 20 NO. 5 2018, pp. 399-412, ©Emerald Publishing Limited, ISSN 2398-5038 jDIGITAL POLICY, REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE jPAGE 399
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