Tech regulation is a delicate balancing act and cannot be implemented too early or too late, according to the CEO of Tech Mahindra, reported CNBC.
His personal belief is that “the regulator should chase innovation,” CP Gurnani told CNBC on Tuesday, April 6, as part of the World Economic Forum Global Technology Governance Summit.
“The need for tech governance only comes in when you have a problem or when you anticipate a problem,” he said. “You do it too soon you stifle it (innovation). You’re doing it too late, you allow the misuse to happen.”
His comments come as US tech giants like Google and Facebook face increasing scrutiny from regulators in the USs, as well as in Europe and the rest of the world.
The EU has been leading the fight against Big Tech, pushing for new rules that focus on increasing competition and making online platforms responsible for the content they host.
While tech regulation is necessary at this stage globally, Gurnani argued that “ethical governance” is the better way forward. He explained it means educating people on “what is right and what is wrong.”
“I am convinced that governance too soon means bad for innovations, bad for (research and development) and bad for that early initiative guy who creates,” he said.
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