National Commission for Gals released the fourth phase of Digital Shakti Marketing campaign, a pan-India project on digitally empowering and upskilling girls and ladies in cyberspace, run in collaboration with CyberPeace Basis, Meta and Autobot Infosec.
In line with its commitment to generate safe and sound areas for gals and women on the net, the Fee, together with partners has introduced the fourth phase of Electronic Shakti post prosperous completion of the three phases in the earlier. The campaign is centered on building females digitally experienced and mindful to stand up versus any cyber harms – illegal/inappropriate exercise on the internet.
The start was graced by Smt Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, NCW, Lt Gen BS Raju, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, Vice Main of Army Employees (VCOAS) Key Vineet Kumar, Founder and International President, CyberPeace Basis Shri Rajiv Aggarwal, Director and Head of General public Coverage, Meta India (formerly Fb), graced the occasion.
Dignitaries releasing of the Compendium and Electronic Shakti Booklet
Lt Gen BS Raju, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, Vice Chief of Military Staff members (VCOAS) addressing the audience stated, “Today India is the next biggest person of the web, and the 3rd major nation which receives cyberbullied, and stats clearly show that 98% are gals. we are scaling this to the fourth section with an exponential route to go. e will get this chance to recognition much more and a lot more gals. I am content that AWWA, NWWA and AFWWA are frequently striving to stick to these procedures by CPF, Meta and NCW to consciousness for females about secure cyberspace mainly because thats how our households will also be harmless.”
Though addressing the audience Smt. Rekha Sharma, Chairperson, NCW stated the continual efforts of the Commission for empowering ladies in each and every sphere across the country. She reported, “This new phase will establish to be a milestone in ensuring protected cyber areas for females. Electronic Shakti has been accelerating the electronic participation of gals and ladies by teaching them to use engineering to their benefit and to maintain them selves risk-free on the net. I consider the challenge will keep on to add to the more substantial target of preventing Cyber violence from females and women and make online a safer house for them.”
Shri Rajiv Aggarwal highlighted Metas efforts toward enabling safe online knowledge for ladies,”It has generally been our endeavor to generate an on line practical experience for females which is not only enabling but is also safe. Digital Shakti has been an enabler for additional than 3 lakh gals and with the start of section 4, we purpose to sensitize extra than 1 million women throughout India on how to be secure online so as to derive the greatest working experience and options that electronic platforms have to offer.”
Main Vineet Kumar, Founder and World wide President, CyberPeace Basis outlined, “Presented the accelerated digital adoption and cyber harms versus vulnerable populations, authorities and fraternity users are performing aggressively toward empowering and upskilling women and ladies in cyberspace to protect them. After obtaining a tremendously favourable response, we are happy to have partnered with NCW, Meta, Autobot Infosec and other collaborators. We glance ahead to noticeably bridging the cybersecurity knowledge hole in India amid vulnerable populations and achieving 1 million netizens in the subsequent two many years.”
Panel Dialogue in progress moderated by Padma Shri Sunitha Krishnan
The launch was adopted by an interactive panel dialogue on “Secure Areas On line Combatting Cyber-enabled Human Trafficking & Combatting Other varieties of On the internet Violence” in order to give keen views from experts from the Business, Government, and Academia to address the concern of on the net women protection from all tangents and offer entire solution to be certain greater girls security on the net. The dialogue was moderated by Padma Shri Sunitha Krishnan, Common Secretary, Prajwala and as panelists were being – Mr. Ashutosh Pande, Senior Study Officer, NCW, Mr. Pavan Duggal, Advocate, Supreme Court docket of India and Advisor, CPF, Veerendra Mishra, AIG, SISF, Madhya Pradesh Law enforcement and Advisor, NCW, Ms. Preeti Chauhan, Director-Functions, CPF participated in the dialogue.
The marketing campaign Electronic Shakti begun in June 2018 to aid females across the country to increase the consciousness stage on the digital entrance, to construct resilience, and combat cyber-crime in the most effective techniques. By this undertaking, above 3 Lakhs gals throughout India have been manufactured conscious of cyber protection guidelines and tricks, reporting & redressal mechanisms, details privacy and utilization of know-how for their rewards.
The 3rd phase of the method started in March 2021 with the Launch at Leh by Hon’ble NCW Chairperson Smt Rekha Sharma in the presence of Lieutenant Governor Shri Radha Krishna Mathur & Jamyang Tsering Namgyal MP Ladakh. In the 3rd phase, a Source Heart was also produced below the venture to deliver info on all the avenues of reporting in situation a girl faces any cyber crime. The Source Middle was launched by Shri Ramesh Bais, Hon’ble Governor of Jharkhand.