Digital Economy offers opportunities & Challenges Unorganized Data – 80% by 2025 as per IDC Organized Data There is around 40 Trillions gigabytes of data (40 Zigabytes of data in the world by 2020) • Digital & data are intertwined • Digital Economy is driven by Digital data (Organized data and Unorganized data) and Digital platforms. • Unorganized data explosion creates huge challenges • Estimates of the size of the digital economy range from 4.5 to 15.5 per cent of world GDP • In 2018, digitally deliverable service exports amounted to $2.9 trillion, or 50 per cent of global services exports • The growing power of digital platforms has global implications • Turning data into digital intelligence is the key to success • Policies are needed to make the digital economy work for the many, not just the few • Enhancing readiness to create and capture value • Need for robust policies for harnessing digital data • Acknowledge the need for speed, flexibility and international support