Guwahati: Dignitaries from 22 countries will assemble in New Delhi for a conference that seeks to address emerging new media trends, including cybercrimes, against the backdrop of the central government's ongoing crusade against "deepfake" content.
The International Conference on Cyberlaw, Cybercrime & Cybersecurity, 2023, organized by Cyberlaws. Net and Pavan Duggal Associates, Advocates, in association with Foreign Correspondents' Club of South Asia from November 29-December 1 will be one of the most "authoritative" on the subject matter, Pavan Duggal, conference director, informed Business North East.
“This year, the focus is very clear”, Duggal explained. “We aim to not just create more awareness and dissemination of emerging trends, but also to understand how the evolution of regulatory frameworks is happening globally. We will also delve into technical and business challenges and what lessons we can learn from them. Besides, we will also seek to understand how we can regulate the emerging technologies."
He added that the conference seeks to "analyse the cutting-edge and emerging trends, issues and aspects pertaining to cyberspace today." Duggal also mentioned that "deepfakes" will be discussed at the event. Duggal further added that the conference “will be multi-stakeholder, multi-disciplinary approach where the focus is on government, law enforcement agencies, corporates, and digital media users."
The conference will feature 46 sessions, 300 speakers from more 22 countries The event will be held at the Scope Convention Centre at Lodhi Road, New Delhi. "We will be covering every major thrust area in the departments we seek to understand. We will be having 3 sessions simultaneously" Duggal added.
The event will be inaugurated by Sanjay Kishan Kaul, the seniormost judge at the Supreme Court of India. Judges, secretaries to the government, top officers in law enforcement, and diplomats from different countries will attend the conference.
Notably, the conference will be held against against the backdrop of the fereral government's crusade against deepfake content. Earlier this month, the central government said that social media intermediaries will be given just seven days to align their terms and services and other policies with the Indian laws and regulations to address issues related to hosting of deepfakes on their platforms. In recent weeks, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has also expressed grave concern over the manipulation of content on the internet.
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