What is SKAO ? And role is India playing in it ?
Certainly! Here are some more best practices for ensuring data privacy and protection in IT systems: 1. Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs): Conduct PIAs to identify and mitigate privacy risks associated with new projects, systems, or processes. 2. Data Breach Response Plan: Develop and maintain a datRead more
Certainly! Here are some more best practices for ensuring data privacy and protection in IT systems:
1. Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs): Conduct PIAs to identify and mitigate privacy risks associated with new projects, systems, or processes.
2. Data Breach Response Plan: Develop and maintain a data breach response plan outlining steps to contain, investigate, and notify affected individuals and authorities promptly.
3. Data Sovereignty: Understand and comply with regulations related to data sovereignty, ensuring that data is stored and processed in jurisdictions that align with legal requirements and organizational policies.
4. Role-based Access Control (RBAC): Implement RBAC to ensure that users have access to data and systems based on their roles and responsibilities within the organization.
5. Secure APIs: If your systems interact with external parties or services via APIs, ensure that APIs are secure and authenticate and authorize access appropriately.
6. Data Masking and Tokenization: Use data masking and tokenization techniques to protect sensitive data in non-production environments or when transmitting data for testing or analysis purposes.
7. Regular Security Training: Provide regular security training and awareness programs to employees to educate them about data privacy risks and best practices.
8. Privacy Policies and Notices: Maintain clear and comprehensive privacy policies and notices that inform individuals about how their data is collected, used, and protected.
9. Data Governance Framework: Establish a data governance framework that includes policies, procedures, and responsibilities for managing data throughout its lifecycle.
10. Independent Security Assessments: Conduct regular independent security assessments, penetration testing, and audits to identify vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security standards.
By implementing these additional best practices, organizations can strengthen their data privacy and protection measures, mitigate risks, and maintain compliance with regulations and industry standards.
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The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is an international organization dedicated to the construction and operation of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a next-generation radio telescope. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an intergovernmental international radio telescope project being built in Australia (lowRead more
The SKA Observatory (SKAO) is an international organization dedicated to the construction and operation of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), a next-generation radio telescope. The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is an intergovernmental international radio telescope project being built in Australia (low-frequency) and South Africa (mid-frequency). The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is not one telescope, but a network of thousands of radio antennas spread across vast distances in Australia and South Africa. When complete, it will be the largest and most powerful radio telescope on Earth. The combining infrastructure, the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO), and headquarters, are located at the Jodrell Bank Observatory in the United Kingdom. The SKA cores are being built in the Southern Hemisphere, where the view of the Milky Way galaxy is the best and radio interference is at its least.
The primary scientific objectives of SKAO are:
Cosmology and Dark Energy: Study the large-scale structure of the universe and the nature of dark energy.
Galactic Evolution: Investigate the formation and evolution of galaxies, stars, and planets.
Cosmic Magnetism: Map magnetic fields in space to understand their role in galaxy formation and evolution.
Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI): Detect potential signals from extraterrestrial civilizations.
Pulsars and Black Holes: Observe pulsars and black holes to test the theory of general relativity and explore gravitational waves.
India has joined the world’s largest radio telescope project called the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO). India will be contributing Rs 1,250 crore to this multinational initiative which includes over 16 nations.
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