No compromise on privacy: Jayesh Ranjan

Hyderabad: At a time when cybersecurity and data encryption have become the buzzwords, principal secretary-information technology Jayesh Ranjan, said that the state government was not willing to compromise on privacy.

Speaking at a meeting of International Data Science Technology for Sustainable Development Goals, he said that it is unnerving to note that even encrypted data is also breached, adding that it is a growing concern.  

Mr Ranjan, who was the chief guest at the conference observed: “We have done a lot of work in the area of data science. We were the first state in the country to craft a clear-cut policy. Though Sikkim was the first state, but compared to the size of that state, Telangana was the first large state in India to come out with the dedicated policy on matters related to data.”

The policy Mr Ranjan was referring to was announced in 2016.

Mr Ranjan also said that the state machinery has placed some government data on a public platform. “This open data is very rich in content. It has information on 150 plus companies and is the single source of ready reckoner on 250 relevant resources,” he said .

The open date provides real-time wealth of information on agriculture, agri produces’ prices, spatial data such as the information of market yards etc, Mr Ranjan added.

Unfortunately, however, he confessed that the state machinery has done very little on healthcare due to privacy and security related issues.