Developer Training Program on

Data Protection

Building awareness and practical understanding of data protection principles for a responsible and privacy-conscious digital ecosystem.

28^th October 2026

09:30 AM onward

Digital University Kerala, Keralam

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Limited seats · Confirmation is on first-come, first-served basis

Program overview

Planned for people who ship code

Focused sessions, one working day, led by practitioners from C-DAC, MeitY and Google — trading slideware for the application scenarios you'll actually run into.

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Key learning areas

What developers walk away knowing

Introduction to Data Protection

Why the framework exists, who it governs, and where it touches a typical application stack.

Core concepts for applications

Working definitions of Data Principals, Data Fiduciaries and Data Processors — and where each sits in your architecture.

Implementing notice & consent

Designing transparent, user-legible consent experiences that hold up to scrutiny.

Privacy by design

Building the default posture of a system so privacy isn't a bolt-on feature.

Privacy Enhancing Techniques

Anonymisation, minimisation and other advanced methods for reducing exposure at the source.

Managing user rights

Applying rule-based requirements for erasure, portability and grievance redressal.

Speakers from

MeitY
C-DAC
Google

Day at a glance

Schedule, Wednesday 28 October 2026

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Inauguration
09:30 - 10:00
Registration

Inaugural
10:00 - 10:30
The DPDP Act 2023, Overview, Impact and Challenges

Shri Vikash Chourasia Scientist 'D', MeitY, Government of India

Holds a Master of Science in Cyber Laws & Information Security from IIIT Allahabad, along with an MBA. Before joining government service, he worked as an Information Security Auditor at leading IT companies. At MeitY, he serves as Staff Officer to the Secretary and Scientist 'D', and has played a key role in the formulation of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 and its associated rules.
10:30 - 10:45
Tea Break
10:45 - 11:30
The DPDP Act, Governance and Regulatory Foundations

Dr. Balaji R Scientist 'F' & Group Head, RISE, C-DAC Bangalore

Heads the Resilient Information Systems and Engineering (RISE) Group at C-DAC Bangalore, with over 24 years of pioneering R&D experience shaping the country's digital trust and cybersecurity ecosystem through national initiatives, international collaborations, and indigenous technology development. He has played a pivotal role in proliferating Digital Signatures across the country through lectures, capacity building, and interactive content development, and established Asia's first Centre of Excellence in DNS Security with government and industry support. He is currently leading the National Centre for Digital Trust (NCDT), a pioneering initiative building the next generation of digital trust frameworks and technologies.
11:30 - 12:15
Translating DPDP into Systems and Privacy by Design

Shri Anoop Kumar Pandey Scientist 'E', C-DAC Bangalore

Working as a Scientist 'E' at C-DAC Bengaluru and is a senior member of IEEE. He holds an MS by Research in Computer Science and Engineering from IIIT Bangalore and is pursuing a PhD in Quantum Cryptography at IIT Hyderabad, alongside 25+ published papers across conferences and journals. With 15 years of experience spanning Public Key Infrastructure, Disaster Recovery, Data Science, Web design, Internet Engineering and DNS Security, he has been instrumental in delivering several projects at C-DAC and has received fellowships from NIXI, C-DAC and EMC. His interests include cybersecurity, Public Key Infrastructure, Web Science, business continuity, and quantum computing.
12:15 - 13:00
The DPDP Act, 2023: A Legal Perspective on Compliance, Liability and Enforcement

Advocate Shyam Padman

Advocate Shyam Padman practices at the Supreme Court of India, High Court of Kerala, consumer fora including the National Consumer Dispute Resdressal Commission, New Delhi, other High Courts and trial courts. Advocate Shyam Padman started practice under the tutelage of Senior Lawyer Adv.T.P. Aravindakshan in 1990 and founded M/s. Shyam Padman Associates (SPA) in 1995. SPA has offices in Calicut, Cochin and Trivandrum in Kerala with an affiliate office in New Delhi. He has an extensive practice in Writ Jurisidiction before the Constitutional Courts in India. He has a strong foothold in civil litigation with a special focus in property disputes, labour law, consumer protection law, service law, medical negligence, personal laws among all others.
13:00 - 13:45
Privacy Enhancing Technologies (PETs)

Speaker from Google
13:45 - 14:30
Lunch Break