Vision, Mission and Objectives PDF Print

Our Vision

Harness data protection as a lever for economic development of India through global integration of practices and standards conforming to various legal regimes.

 

Our Mission

To create trustworthiness of Indian companies as global sourcing service providers, and to send out a message to clients worldwide that India is a secure destination for outsourcing where privacy and protection of customer data are enshrined in the global best practices followed by the industry.

 

Our Objectives

  • Public Advocacy on data protection and cyber security, both in India and abroad: Engage with governments, law enforcement and judiciary for strong and credible data protection regime through appropriate policy instruments


  • Capacity Building through security and privacy awareness seminars, workshops, trainings, and conferences


  • Thought Leadership: Develop, Promote and Implement Best Practices and Standards for Data Security and Data Privacy


  • Independent Oversight as a credible and committed body that would oversee data security and privacy implementations and evolve a mechanism to provide independent assurance over service provider’s preparedness


  • Establish a Dispute Resolution Mechanism based on Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures acceptable to clients and service providers


  • Cyber Crimes Speedier Trials through training of law enforcement agencies and judiciary in cyber forensics
 
About Us

NASSCOM has been proactive in pushing the cause for ensuring that the Indian Information Security environment benchmarks with the best across the globe. As a part of its Trusted Sourcing initiative, NASSCOM set up the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) as a Self Regulatory Organization (SRO) to establish, popularize, monitor and enforce privacy and data protection standards for India's ITeS-BPO industry.

The Indian ITES/BPO companies are striving hard to ensure the security of data and privacy protection. They are following the stringent security controls specified by their customers through contracts. However, many a times, the problem cannot be contained by an individual company, irrespective of the cost incurred, and requires industry-level solutions. Successful security solutions require a convergence of the three components, viz. technology, people and processes. Further, a single instance of information security breach can tarnish the entire industry's image and the country's reputation as a safe destination for data. Smaller companies lack dedicated resources for handling security and need cost-effective approaches for demonstrative security levels. There is an urgent need to provide a protected environment for data and privacy for IT and ITeS sector in India, through the establishment of rules and standards that promote ethics, quality and best practices. DSCI is a not-for-profit company and registered under Companies Act.