The National Commission for Women (NCW) on 9 December launched an online resource center for women, aimed at educating them about cyber security, crime and safe use of technology. It is a joint initiative of NCW, Meta, CyberPeace Foundation and Autobot Infosec Pvt Ltd and was introduced during “We Think Digital – Digital Sakti 3.0” project.
“It will act as a source of information and support for the online presence. It will also help in fighting cyber violence against women and help prevent technological abuse against women,” said National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma.
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The third phase of “We Think Digital – Digital Shakti 3.0” program started on March 2021. It aims to train 1.5 lakh women across India. The Resource Center will feature:
Awareness Video: Videos on various topics of cyber security are provided to the visitors on the page through which they can understand the ongoing issues and take precautionary measures. This will help any woman to identify if she is facing any cyber threat and how to protect herself.
the posters: Small posters are uploaded to the resource center for quick bite-sized learning for page visitors. It will give brief information on various issues so that they can learn things quickly.
Help Center: A section of the resource center provides support to women who are in distress on issues related to online security such as cyberbullying, cyberstalking, financial fraud, sextortion, blackmailing, etc. There will be a separate section for counseling for “women in need”. For the same one can get help in real time when needed through resource center.
Psychometric Assessment: An assessment will also be made available where any woman can go and assess to see if the person doing the assessment needs support on their mental health.
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E-Learning Section: In this section, a woman can read the lessons and information and take a brief assessment to measure the level of knowledge taken through the course.
Reporting: It will report cases where a woman is a victim of cyber crime. This section will provide users with a step-by-step process of reporting on cyber-crime issues. This will help the users to handle many issues on their own like reporting on social media platforms, removal of content from websites, seeking redressal through law enforcement route.
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