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The petition, signed by about 700 entrepreneurs and addressed to Modi, offers extensive reasoning on why discriminatory treatment of content on the Internet<\/a> would be a deterrent to the growth of India’s startup ecosystem. Signatories include Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Zomato’s Deepinder Goyal, GOQii’s Vishal Gondal, Prime Venture Partners’ Sanjay Swamy and Sharad Sharma of iSPIRT.
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\nThe petition comes after criticism from some quarters that the government may have chosen to keep mum about the raging issue during the Start Up India event in the Capital on January 16 — where many of the signatories shared the dais with Modi.
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\n“We urge you to ensure that the recently announced initiative, Start Up India, addresses the concern of Net Neutrality, with clearly defined policies and firm rules,” the signatories said in the petition.
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\n Adding that the startup fraternity shares a common concern about discriminatory practices that harm an open Internet and their ability to innovate, they said, “We have turned to you because we believe that the PMO (Prime Minister’s Office) should come out strongly in support of safeguarding of the principle of net neutrality.”
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\nThe letter, dated January 25, 2016, began circulating on Monday morning and gained traction quickly.
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\nBy evening, about 1,400 people had signed the petition, including 700 startup founders, about 200 startup employees and 164 aspiring entrepreneurs.
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\n“We must not let the misdirection and private interests of large incumbent telecom or online service companies undermine the digital rise of Start Up India — and must push back against their efforts to frustrate the clear rules on net neutrality that we all need,” they said in the petition.
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\nIndia should not be a target for digital colonisation or gate-keeping but a significant hub powering the global Internet, they said.
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\nStakeholders of the Indian Startup Fraternity, a significant number of whom have joined the ‘Savetheinternet’ campaign, urged the prime minister to “ensure that all wings of the government of India and relevant public agencies act to protect net neutrality”.
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\nA prominent investor, however, said he was surprised by the timing of the petition, saying it seemed an “afterthought”. “The larger point is why was it not raised and addressed at the main event,” said this person, asking not to be identified.
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\nA day after a road map for startups was announced by PM Modi at the Start Up India event, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh issued a statement saying the prime minister’s “silence on this vital issue (of net neutrality) is deafening”. In meetings that Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi has held with startups, the most important policy requirement expressed was the need to maintain the neutrality of the Internet between big business and startups, Ramesh said.
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\nPaytm’s Sharma said the topic of net neutrality was not broached during the January 16 event since there was no intention of “shadowing” the main announcements around the startup ecosystem. “Now that it is evident that the PM is in sync with the startup agenda, and there is no better champion of startups than the PM himself, we feel he can guide the decision-makers in the right direction,” Sharma said.
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\nAnother signatory said the petition was a signal to politicians that they could lose the support of the startup community if they don’t back net neutrality.
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新德里:印度最大的新时代的创始人一些科技公司签署了一份请愿书敦促点莫迪以确保网络中立在印度,强调未能这样做会伤害他冠军的初创公司。
签署的请愿书,大约700名企业家和向莫迪,提供广泛的推理歧视性待遇的内容的原因互联网将一种威慑印度的创业生态系统的发展。签名者包括Paytm Vijay Shekhar沙玛,Zomato Deepinder Goyal GOQii Vishal冈德尔岛的主要合资企业伙伴的桑杰哲人和iSPIRT Sharad Sharma)。
请愿书之前,一些人的批评,政府可能选择保持沉默的问题在1月16日启动印度首都的事件——许多签署国共享与莫迪的讲台。
“我们敦促你确保最近宣布计划,启动印度地址网络中立的担忧,与明确的政策和公司规则,“缔约国在请愿书说。
添加启动兄弟会共享一个共同关心的歧视性做法,伤害一个开放的互联网和他们的创新能力,他们说,“我们已经转向你,因为我们相信,PMO(总理办公室)应该出来强烈支持维护网络中立性的原则。”
2016年,1月25日,星期一早上开始流传并迅速获得牵引力。
到了晚上,大约有1400人已经签署了请愿书,其中包括700名创业者,创业的员工总数约为200人,164有抱负的企业家。
“我们不能让现任大型电信的误导和私人利益或在线服务公司破坏数字启动印度的崛起,必须抵制他们的努力让我们都需要明确网络中立规则,“他们说的请愿书。
印度不应该是一个目标数字殖民或把关,但一个重要的枢纽推动全球互联网,他们说。
利益相关者的印度启动联谊会,很多人都加入了“Savetheinternet”运动,敦促首相“确保所有的翅膀印度政府和有关公共机构采取行动保护网络中立”。
知名投资者,然而,说他惊讶的时机请愿书,说好像一个“事后”。“更大的问题是为什么它没有提出和解决的主要事件,”这个人说,要求不透露姓名。
一天后创业的路线图莫迪下午宣布了在印度启动事件,国会领导人拉梅什(Jairam Ramesh)发表声明说总理的“沉默这一至关重要的问题上(网络中立)是震耳欲聋的“。在会议上,国会副总统拉胡尔。甘地与初创公司,最重要的政策要求表达的需要保持中立互联网大企业和创业公司之间,拉梅什说。
Paytm Sharma说网络中立的主题并不是提出在1月16日事件以来没有打算“阴影”的主要创业生态系统公告。“现在很明显,下午在同步启动议程,也没有更好的冠军比点自己创业,我们觉得他可以指导决策者正确的方向,”Sharma说。
另一个签署请愿书是一个信号,政客们说,他们可能会失去创业社区的支持,如果他们不支持网络中立。
“数字殖民是一个真正的风险。唯一的方法来管理这种风险,有免费的数字市场是正确的保护政策。这包括网络中立,startup-friendly(知识产权)和支持数字身份,”拉德·夏尔马说,软件产品智囊团iSPIRT创始人之一,欧元的请愿书连同Savetheinternet竞选志愿者。
签署的请愿书,大约700名企业家和向莫迪,提供广泛的推理歧视性待遇的内容的原因互联网将一种威慑印度的创业生态系统的发展。签名者包括Paytm Vijay Shekhar沙玛,Zomato Deepinder Goyal GOQii Vishal冈德尔岛的主要合资企业伙伴的桑杰哲人和iSPIRT Sharad Sharma)。
请愿书之前,一些人的批评,政府可能选择保持沉默的问题在1月16日启动印度首都的事件——许多签署国共享与莫迪的讲台。
“我们敦促你确保最近宣布计划,启动印度地址网络中立的担忧,与明确的政策和公司规则,“缔约国在请愿书说。
添加启动兄弟会共享一个共同关心的歧视性做法,伤害一个开放的互联网和他们的创新能力,他们说,“我们已经转向你,因为我们相信,PMO(总理办公室)应该出来强烈支持维护网络中立性的原则。”
2016年,1月25日,星期一早上开始流传并迅速获得牵引力。
到了晚上,大约有1400人已经签署了请愿书,其中包括700名创业者,创业的员工总数约为200人,164有抱负的企业家。
“我们不能让现任大型电信的误导和私人利益或在线服务公司破坏数字启动印度的崛起,必须抵制他们的努力让我们都需要明确网络中立规则,“他们说的请愿书。
印度不应该是一个目标数字殖民或把关,但一个重要的枢纽推动全球互联网,他们说。
利益相关者的印度启动联谊会,很多人都加入了“Savetheinternet”运动,敦促首相“确保所有的翅膀印度政府和有关公共机构采取行动保护网络中立”。
知名投资者,然而,说他惊讶的时机请愿书,说好像一个“事后”。“更大的问题是为什么它没有提出和解决的主要事件,”这个人说,要求不透露姓名。
一天后创业的路线图莫迪下午宣布了在印度启动事件,国会领导人拉梅什(Jairam Ramesh)发表声明说总理的“沉默这一至关重要的问题上(网络中立)是震耳欲聋的“。在会议上,国会副总统拉胡尔。甘地与初创公司,最重要的政策要求表达的需要保持中立互联网大企业和创业公司之间,拉梅什说。
Paytm Sharma说网络中立的主题并不是提出在1月16日事件以来没有打算“阴影”的主要创业生态系统公告。“现在很明显,下午在同步启动议程,也没有更好的冠军比点自己创业,我们觉得他可以指导决策者正确的方向,”Sharma说。
另一个签署请愿书是一个信号,政客们说,他们可能会失去创业社区的支持,如果他们不支持网络中立。
“数字殖民是一个真正的风险。唯一的方法来管理这种风险,有免费的数字市场是正确的保护政策。这包括网络中立,startup-friendly(知识产权)和支持数字身份,”拉德·夏尔马说,软件产品智囊团iSPIRT创始人之一,欧元的请愿书连同Savetheinternet竞选志愿者。
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