Anupam Agrawal has a long involvement with the Indian Internet community. He is the founding chair of the ISOC India Kolkata Chapter and is leading a Special Interest Group on Data Insurance in Data Security Council of India Kolkata Chapter. The SIG is working on various aspects of Data Insurance like creation of models, discussing and coordinating with various regulatory agencies and Insurance Companies.
Educated as a Chartered Accountant & Certified Information System Auditor his work as a functional consultant in Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. relates to development of financial information systems hovering around Internet technologies. He strongly believes that Information Technology is the only way through which India as a country can fight basic issues like corruption & ill-literacy and Internet is the medium through which it can connect with the masses. As part of ISOC Kolkata Chapter he is focusing on local issues of internet connectivity and Online Safety of Children and his current field of study is Multi Stakeholder approach of Internet Governance.
