Vietnam Information Security Association (VNISA) coordinates with the Department of Political Education and Student Affairs (Ministry of Education and Training), Department of Information Security (Ministry of Information and Communications) and The Department of Children (Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs) organized the summary and awarding of the 2023 online contest "Students with information security".

The contest aims to propagate and provide knowledge and skills to use the Internet safely and effectively for students and parents across the country; Create a healthy, useful playground, promote students' thinking ability, help them identify and prevent risks of insecurity in the online environment.

Former Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Chairman of VNISA Nguyen Thanh Hung said that this is the second year the contest has been organized with the overarching goal of creating conditions for middle school students nationwide to have Add knowledge and skills to protect yourself from unsafe risks when studying, playing, and interacting on the Internet.

VNISA Chairman Nguyen Thanh Hung emphasized: "We want to affirm that protecting children from risks and pitfalls on the Internet and creating a safe and healthy online environment for them is the shared responsibility of everyone." all of us, of the whole society."

Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuan, Director of the Vietnam Cyber Emergency Response Center (VNCERT/CC), Ministry of Information and Communications, said that the Internet is entering all aspects of social life, many children have the opportunity to access and use the Internet every day.

Besides the benefits that come from accessing the Internet, this environment also brings many dangers to children, from access to negative and harmful information leading to the risk of being bullied, scammed, even abused, endangering life. This shows that equipping children with knowledge and skills about cyber information security is very important. In building "digital capacity", an essential capacity of citizens in the current era, information security is always an important pillar.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuan assessed that the contest not only propagates but also contributes to equipping students and parents with knowledge and skills to use the Internet safely. The contest is a practical activity to implement the "Program to protect and support children in healthy and creative interactions in the online environment for the period 2021 - 2025", approved by the Prime Minister under Decision No. 830 /QD-TTg, June 1, 2021.

“The Department of Information Security hopes that not only this contest but also other activities on protecting children in the online environment will be spread more widely, because protecting children in the online environment is contributing to building Building and nurturing the future of the country and protecting children in the online environment is the responsibility of every organization, individual, and the entire society," Mr. Nguyen Duc Tuan expressed.

According to the Organizing Committee, after 3 weeks the official exam attracted 740,250 students from 5,417 secondary schools across the country. The results of the top 100 candidates based on scores and exam time are distributed in 41/63 localities. At the program, the Organizing Committee awarded prizes to groups and individuals with outstanding achievements.

Within the framework of the program, a discussion "Protecting children's data and preventing harmful information in cyberspace: From policy, awareness to technology" and an exhibition displaying information and documents on cyberspace will also take place. protect children online.

Under the chairmanship of VNISA leaders and with the participation of representatives of units such as the Department of Children, Department of Information Security, Childfund, WoldVision... issues were discussed to reflect the current situation of child data protection. children and preventing harmful information in cyberspace in Vietnam (in terms of policy and practice), results and shortcomings; roles and responsibilities of agencies, organizations, businesses, schools, and parents; Suggestions and recommendations on solutions in the future...

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