The NCERT has launched a competition in collaboration with NCPCR to spread awareness about fake news, online safety, digital citizenship and others.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in collaboration with National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) and Cyber Peace Foundation has launched a competition titled 'eRaksha 2020'.
The competition has been organised by NCERT with an aim to tackle fake news and misinformation, online safety and digital citizenship. The competition has been divided into different categories like art, tech innovation, and visual medium.
The competition is also being sponsored by bigwigs such as WhatsApp and Google and is supported by Twitter, Instagram, and others. The competition can be participated by school students, college students, and teachers, parents and guardians.
This edition of eRaksha Competition will be a series of four competitions.
Artcade
Participants will have to form a drawing, comics, memes, and stickers on the theme of Digital Citizenship and Online Safety.
Word Hack
In this, the participants can submit essays, blogs, stories, articles, and research papers about Digital Citizenship and Online Safety.
Tech Avishkar
Participants during this competition can use new technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Internet of Things (IoT) among others to create innovative programs and solutions as a software, hardware, and firmware.
Screen masters
In this competition, participants have to develop engaging and impactful videos/short films to build awareness around Digital Citizenship and Online safety. Participants can choose drama, song, documentary, or interview for the video or short film.
Interested participants can find more information and application forms on the official website for eRaksha, 'eraksha.net'.
Along with these competitions, this year the first CyberPeace Honors will also be announced. The award will be conferred on individuals and organizations that have been consistently working on online safety and cybersecurity.
The first edition of this competition held last year received over 15,000 entries from across the country and Russia and the UAE.
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