Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa inaugurated a state-level workshop on cyber safety on Wednesday. The workshop was organised by Madhya Pradesh Agency for Promotion of Information Technology (MAP-IT) of Information Technology Department. Additional Chief Secretaries, Principal Secretaries, Secretary-level officers and representatives of all departments were present on the occasion.
DeSa said that paying attention to cyber safety has become imperative with increasing use of information technology. By ensuring cyber safety in administrative sector, effective IT-enabled services can be provided to people. Privacy and secrecy norms should also be adhered to for ensuring quality and credibility of these services.
It has become imperative for every person and department to know about ways to keep safe their e-mail and sites from hackers. The Chief Secretary said that e-mail policy of Madhya Pradesh Government has been chalked out. Role of information technology is very important in direct deposit of scholarships and assistance in beneficiaries' bank accounts. In this way, Madhya Pradesh is ahead of a number of States. DeSa stressed the need for imparting cyber safety training at various levels.
Director General of Academy of Administration Indraneel Shankar Dani said that cyber crimes have also increased with more use of information technology. In this respect, Government departments should always remain alert. At the outset, Secretary Information Technology Hari Ranjan Rao greeted the chief guest DeSa and special guest Dani. Rao said that this workshop has been organised with a view to ensure that Government departments pay attention to upgrading the level of cyber safety.
Inaugural session of the workshop was conducted by Deputy Secretary Information Technology Sudhir Kochar. Electronics Development Corporation's MD M Selvendran proposed a vote of thanks.