What is Digital Office?
Definition and meaning from the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
Official Definition
An office that adopts an online mechanism wherein the proceedings, from receipt of intimation or complaint or reference or directions or appeal, as the case may be, to the disposal thereof, are conducted in online or digital mode.
Source: The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (No. 22 of 2023)
Simple Explanation
A government office that conducts all its work online, from receiving complaints to hearings to final decisions. The Data Protection Board is required to function as a digital office.
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