A Structured Digital Database, a Shield to Corporate Governance Amidst COVID-19

Abstract

The global pandemic brought about by SARS-CoV-2 commonly known as COVID-19 has emphatically pushed and transformed the world into a digital one, with companies working whether at large scale or small scale, to take hybrid decisions which the widespread pandemic posed. The adaptation of the unprecedented new normal compelled governments and companies all over the world to explore digital solutions benefiting both the company and its employees. Multilateralism is vital as the world faces critical developmental challenges. One such challenge faced by the Securities and Exchange Board of India owing to the prevailing crisis and its unpredictable existence was to regulate the flow of information, more specifically “unpublished price sensitive information”, in this enhanced level of digitalization.

Keywords: Corporate Governance, Insider Trading, UPSI, SEBI, Technology.