Context:
Recently, The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) announced the creation of a National Digital Nagrik Forum.
Relevance:
GS III: Indian Economy
Dimensions of the Article:
- National Digital Nagrik Forum
- Objectives
National Digital Nagrik Forum:
- The National Digital Nagrik Forum is an online platform with the primary objective of advancing the rights of traders, consumers, and other sections of society in the digital trade economy.
- It aims to shape policy discussions to contribute to the Indian government’s vision of creating a trillion-dollar digital economy while maintaining an open, safe, trusted, and accountable internet ecosystem.
- The forum seeks to achieve its goals through various activities, including awareness camps, dialogues, and training sessions for stakeholders from government, private sector, and civil society.
Objectives:
- Advancing Digital Trade Economy: The forum aims to contribute to the government’s vision of creating a trillion-dollar digital economy in India.
- Consumer Protection and Online Safety: One of the core themes is to focus on efficient grievance redressal and ensure consumer protection and online safety.
- Fighting Digital Cartelisation: The forum aims to discourage discriminatory and anti-competitive practices in the online world and promote a level-playing field.
- Harnessing Indian Digital Technologies: It explores the potential of Indian digital technologies to transform retail and industrial trade, generate employment, and attract investments.
- Taxation Policy: The forum advocates for a first principles-based taxation policy that encourages certainty and productivity while preventing illegal activities like tax evasion and money laundering.
- Impact of Emerging Technologies: The forum studies emerging technologies like blockchain and artificial intelligence to assess their impact on retail trade and safeguard consumers’ interests.
-Source: Indian Express
