India, Oct. 31 -- The Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Saturday launched a handbook to enable secure data sharing for artificial intelligence (AI) training while protecting privacy, intellectual property and institutional control.

The Handbook on Data Empowerment and Protection Architecture (DEPA) for AI Training was unveiled by MeitY secretary S Krishnan at a high-level roundtable in Bengaluru, news agency ANI reported. The launch was supported by the iSPIRT Foundation.

The DEPA framework aims to address concerns that often prevent institutions from sharing data, including privacy, confidentiality, intellectual property and control over information. It provides a techno-legal structure for purpose-bou...