Monday, 28 January 2019

NT24 News : Connect Net Champ Intra School round on cyber.........


Connect Net Champ Intra School round on cyber security Winner Neha and Kaina
 National Tele 24 News
Vinay Kumar
Amritsasr 
An intraschool round on cyber security, Netchamps2 was held here at the A.V. Partap Singh School in which children of class 9th  & 10th  participated. Winners are Neha & Kaina from 9th standard. According to Vaneet Sharma Principal of the School, this is a highly useful programme for the children as well as the teachers who get to know about the dangers of using the internet in their formative years when they are not fully aware of the pitfalls. The finanlists shall participate in the interschool city rounds for Connect Net Champ quiz which shall be followed by a Grand Finale. This is one of the prime initiatives of Connect Broadband in Punjab and Chandigarh in which more than 10,000 children in 35 schools have already been sensitized in the last six months and the company intends to reach out to at least 20 more schools in the region by the year end. The cyber security team of Connect Broadband interacted with children and informed them about potential risks including identity thefts, cyberbullying, legal and financial issues, fake news and frauds, as also risky video games and online challenges. Protecting children against online risks and make them smart users of the internet is the avowed cause that Connect Broadband has undertaken and has sensitized children, teachers and parents over 34 schools so far in last one year in its second edition of Net Champ programme. Net Champ is an international award winning initiative of Connect Broadband at the International Operator’s Conference, Lisbon, Portugal. 


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