We can't just respond. We need to build a coalition of partners and businesses who are opposed.
We need to also write opeds and editorials on why this is a bad policy for India and for economic growth. Can we get a list together of businesses and organizations that use GIS and build awareness on why this is a bad policy? I think a small working group is important, let's organize this on here. Nisha On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 9:41 AM, Praachi Misra <misra.praa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Was anybody part of the consultation for this Bill? Any communication with > NIC regarding this? > > > On Thursday, May 5, 2016 at 11:06:40 PM UTC+5:30, Dilip Damle wrote: >> >> HI, >> >> I was shocked to see this news today. >> >> >> http://www.businessinsider.in/PoK-and-Arunachal-as-disputed-territories/articleshow/52129850.cms >> >> >> A part from the news >> >> "To add to this, the Geospatial Information Regulation Bill would soon >> be brought to tables, and any person or institution acquiring and >> disseminating any geospatial imagery or data of any part of India through >> space or aerial platforms will be required to first seek permission and >> license from a government authority." >> >> A so a large part of what we are doing here will become Illegal >> >> >> Rgards >> Dilip Damle >> >> -- > Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more > about us by visiting http://datameet.org > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "datameet" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Nisha Thompson DataMeet.org ni...@datameet.org skype: nishaqt mobile: 962-061-2245 -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to datameet+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
