Aruna Sharma

Dr. Aruna Sharma is a Practitioner Development Economist and Policy Advisor. She was Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and IT and also worked as Secretary Steel in Govt. of India. She was instrumental in bringing the Steel Policy 2017 and changes ifn GFR and preference to Make in India to enhance domestic consumption of steel. She was a member of the Reserve Bank of India's High-level Committee on Deepening the digital payments in India. She works in the field of Digital Transformation, e-Governance, FinTech, Digital Assets as well as core sectors like Steel and Mining laws. She has developed and successfully led the panchayat level governance model. Presently, Dr. Sharma is on the Board of Directors for some companies and writes regularly on Economy, Digital and Social Innovation, and Rural Development. As an author, she has 5 bestselling books to her credit. The latest book is Dancing Towards The $5 Trillion Economy on a Holistic Beat (Indra Publishing House).

Latest Articles By Aruna Sharma

Unleashing India's Online Gaming Potential Through Smart Regulation

Aruna Sharma

Opinion Columns

In an era of an online gaming revolution, India must roll out comprehensive and forward-looking regulation to ensure that the industry thrives responsibly and competitively

Clear Parameters To Distinguish Between Games Of Skill With That Of Chance In E-games

Aruna Sharma

Opinion Columns

India has an opportunity to become a hub for developers and that needs a facilitating atmosphere in the policy sphere

Digital India Act To Be A Game Changer To Trigger Innovation

Aruna Sharma

Opinion Columns

In line with this, the proposed Digital India Act emerges as a timely initiative, guided by the principle of "less government and more governance"

MSME Sector That Needs The Attention For Inclusive Growth

Aruna Sharma

Opinion Columns

The first challenge is to get the micro, small and medium enterprises registered

G-20 & Virtual Digital Assest - CBDC Or Crypto Issues

Aruna Sharma

Opinion Columns

This clarity of definition can be the guiding factor for the G-20 to initiate the discussions and then move ahead for deliberating for consensus

Disproportionate, Unenforceable Penalties Undermine Competition Law Enforcement & Reform Efforts

Aruna Sharma

Opinion Columns

While deterrence remains a key objective of competition laws, the greater purpose of competition law and policy should be engendering compliance with norms of fair market conduct

Building $5 Tn Economy: Realising Digital Potential Of India

Aruna Sharma

Opinion Columns

Let India come with a framework keeping in mind the needs of a developing economy and not be a copy-paste of legislations from a developed jurisdiction

Conducive Eco System Can Be Game Changer For E-Gaming-remove Pain Points

Aruna Sharma

Opinion Columns

Need of IMTF is to be bring in clarity on above seven issues and be a facilitator than being an impediment. It is brilliant tool for deeper penetration for e-learning, closing digital divide and enabling logical scientific thinking capabilities of brain