New Delhi, As the NDA is set to form the government for the third term, the pace on tech initiatives is expected to continue, IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Wednesday, adding that carrying forward the legacy, the ministry will take up several new initiatives as planned. . About past successes and results.

Krishnan, speaking on the sidelines of an event at the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), said the ministry has "several initiatives that have been planned and are in the works" and they will be worked on once the new government is formed. ,

On whether work on shaping the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) rules and Digital India law framework will continue apace, he said, "We have a legacy in terms of what we have in the organization in terms of institutional memory " Continuing."

Asked specifically about the status of the proposed Digital India law — which would provide guardrails and define the regulatory approach on new-age technologies like AI — he said, "We will see how we make it... It's too early to risk guessing how it shapes up."

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) will take forward its agenda, he said, adding that it will build on past successes and take them forward.