Jammu Tawi, Oct 30 (UNI):
With the growing adoption of digital platforms, rate of digital crimes
is also increasing rapidly and alertness is the only key to fight
against the menace.
Speakers at an awareness campaign alerted students and teachers of
schools across the Jammu division of the Union Territory during a
programme launched by the Directorate of Jammu School Education.
Nearly 10,000 stakeholders were sensitized during the campaign.
The Ministry of Home Affairs implemented a scheme called the ‘Indian
Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) to deal with cyber-crimes in a
coordinated and comprehensive manner.
I4C is also actively involved in developing an ecosystem for cyber
security, capacity building, public awareness, etc. so as to create a
conducive climate for trust-based transactions and prevention of
cyber-crimes. This campaign was carried out as per guidelines of I4C.
A handout issued by the Directorate of Jammu School Education here on
Saturday said that with a view to strengthen cyber security for
prevention of cyber-crimes and to tackle the unforeseen challenges of
cyber-crime by synergizing the efforts of various stakeholders in a
sustainable manner, the fortnightly mega cyber safety campaign was
organised.
Director, School Education Jammu, Ravi Shankar Sharma laid emphasis on
such awareness programmes on cyber security asserting that since
Internet is widely being used by people, it is necessary to spread
awareness among users for safe and secure use of these
platforms/services accessible through internet.
The Counselling Cell of the Directorate conducted a series of webinars
on Cyber Awareness by National Experts/Resource Person.
Besides, Counselling cell's weekly programme ‘Aao Baat Karein' will
regularly monitor against any breach.
A number of activities like debates, slogan writing, elocution,
poster-making, audio lectures, video lectures, skits etc. on
cyber-crimes were organised by different schools at their level by
involving students.
Moreover, faculty counselors, teachers and students also participated
in the quiz programme by the Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology Government of India on Cyber Hygiene Practices and
certified as Cyber Hygiene Practitioner.
