Extending the Prime Minister's Digital India vision,
the Government of Goa on Tuesday Aug 30,2016 signed a Memorandum of Understanding
(MoU) with Google India to promote Digital Literacy and drive digital
transformation across the State.
Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar and Vice President, Google South East Asia and India Rajan Anandan, signed the MoU.
As
a first step to realize this vision, the Goa State Government will
launch 'Internet Safety Education’ for students in Goa in association
with Google India. The State government has given a nod to include
internet safety education as part of the school curriculum of classes IX
and XII in government schools across the State.
Google
has created a curriculum in consultation with experts, developed and
shared modules for integration in curriculum. As part of the program,
Google India has initiated teacher trainings and will soon expand to
cover 460 schools, teaching over 80,000 students on how to stay safe
online, said Mr. Rajan Anandan.
Chief Minister
Laxmikant Parsekar said that this step will be a turning point in the field of IT
in Goa and will be known as one of the milestones.
“Internet
today is an essential part of the learning experience for students and
it’s important that they understand on how to use the medium responsibly
and stay safe online,” said Mr. Parsekar.
Chief Minister
Laxmikant Parsekar further
said that the scope of this association would be expanded to launch
digital literacy drive amongst women in Goa and also introduce programs
to help small and medium businesses and a mobile app development
skilling program for Start ups to take advantage of the growing digital
economy.
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