Veeam® Software, the Data and AI Trust Company, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Data Security Council of India (DSCI) during VeeamON Tour Delhi to strengthen cyber resilience, data governance and digital workforce development as Indian enterprises prepare for the full enforcement of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act in May 2027.
India’s digital economy accounts for about 13% of GDP and is growing at roughly twice the pace of the broader economy. As local enterprises accelerate AI adoption, data governance, control and recoverability are becoming board-level priorities. Recent Veeam research underscores both the scale of AI adoption in India and the risks that come with it: 93% of Indian organisations are already using or testing AI agents, with 44% running them in production. Yet 98% say data challenges have slowed their AI progress, while 42% cite risks from autonomous AI agent behaviour as a top concern.
“With the DPDP Act less than a year from full enforcement, Indian enterprises must move beyond compliance planning to building operational cyber resilience,” said Sandeep Bhambure, Vice President and Managing Director, India and SAARC, Veeam Software. “Through our collaboration with DSCI, we aim to combine technology, policy leadership and workforce development to help organisations fortify cyber resilience, accelerate AI adoption with confidence and navigate India’s new data protection requirements.”
MoU to Drive Cyber Resilience, Workforce Development and Trusted AI Adoption Across India
Under the MoU, Veeam and DSCI will collaborate across four strategic pillars: capacity building, industry engagement, policy research, and workforce development, with the shared objective of building a more resilient cybersecurity ecosystem in India. As part of the collaboration, the two organisations will also co-author “DPDP-Ready in the AI Era: A Sovereign, Secure and Resilient Blueprint for India,” a paper offering practical guidance to help organisations prepare for the DPDP Act.
The partnership will also focus on building India’s cybersecurity talent pipeline through targeted initiatives, such as the Cyber Awareness for School Students in government schools across Ahmedabad, Skilling Women in Cyber Resilience for women engineering graduates from Northeast India and the Cyber Grad Bootcamp, a structured certification programme for science and engineering graduates preparing for careers in cyber resilience.
Vinayak Godse, Chief Executive Officer, Data Security Council of India (DSCI), said, “With the DPDP Act reshaping how organisations handle data, governance can’t just be a compliance exercise — it must be embedded in how systems are designed and operated. Equally important is the talent to support this shift. Strengthening India’s cybersecurity ecosystem means building awareness and skills at every level, from classrooms and universities to boardrooms and enterprises. Our partnership with Veeam will bring together research, industry engagement and talent development to strengthen India’s cybersecurity ecosystem, privacy and governance demands in an increasingly AI-driven economy.”
Helping Organisations Navigate DPDP and AI with Practical Guidance
Veeam will also publish a Cyber Resilience Leadership Handbook, a two-volume reference for technical and management audiences, drawing on contributions from more than 50 business and technology leaders. The handbook will be distributed across universities and colleges to support learning in cybersecurity and responsible AI. Published under Bharat CyberSuraksha, Veeam’s initiative to grow India’s cybersecurity workforce, the programme targets 100 Centres of Excellence, 100,000 certifications, and 25,000 job pathways into enterprise security roles.
Following VeeamON New Delhi, the next stop is VeeamON Sydney on 30 July 2026, where regional leaders, experts and customers will come together to explore how to strengthen recovery readiness and enable trusted, secure AI at scale.
