19 May, 2019: Chetan Krishnaswamy, Director, Public Policy, Google India and South Asia, engaged in a dialogue with the students of the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management at IIM Bangalore on May 15, where he spoke on formulation of tech policies in India. Describing how the internet can bridge the urban-rural divide in India, he listed Google’s initiatives, particualry for farmers and small industries.
Chetan Krishnaswamy, Director, Public Policy, Google India and South Asia, speaks on ‘Policy Formulation in India’s Tech Sector’, at a lecture hosted by the Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy & Management, at IIMB, on May 15, 2019.
Talking about the role of regulators in helping the government draft policy, which not only promotes industrial growth, but also empowers consumers, he said he hoped for more work to be done for consumer rights and grievance redressal, particularly in the tech space.
Responding to questions from the students, he said it is important for a firm like Google to be sensitive to hostile content and to remove content that was intended cause damage to men and material. “At Google, content is monitored in such a way that it neither breaches the privacy rights of individuals nor does it interfere with their freedom of expression,” he added.
The PGPPM 2019-20 batch with Chetan Krishnaswamy, Director, Public Policy, Google India and South Asia.
He also shared his views on how the global access of data is important for a better customer experience and process optimization.
Bhupendra Singh is an ex-Army Major and a student of the one-year Post Graduate Programme in Public Policy and Management (2019-20) at IIM Bangalore. He is an aspiring writer and his interests include traveling, reading, and playing badminton.