About e-SafeHER Initiative:
- It is a cyber-security awareness training programme to enable one million women across rural India.
- It aims to strengthen last mile cybersecurity awareness, particularly among women in rural India, who are increasingly engaging with digital platforms for financial transactions, livelihoods and access to essential services.
- This initiative is anchored under Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY’s) Information Security Education and Awareness (ISEA) programme through C-DAC Hyderabad.
- Target and Duration: To empower one million Cyber Sakhis in rural India over the next three years.
- Implementation Strategy:
- C-DAC will lead the development, localization, and continuous enhancement of cybersecurity training content under the ISEA Project.
- Reliance Foundation will leverage its extensive grassroots presence and women’s empowerment platforms across rural India, for delivery through a peer-led, community-based model.
- The initiative will be started first in Madhya Pradesh and Odisha and expanded nationwide in a phased manner.
What is Information Security Education and Awareness?
- It is an initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India.
- It was started in 2005 and currently in its third phase since Oct. 2023 onwards.
- Purpose: Generating human resources in the area of Information Security and creating general awareness on cyber hygiene/cyber security among the masses.
- Aim: It is aimed at human resources development for safe, trusted, and secure cyber space.
