Madhya Pradesh State PCS

• 01 Aug 2024

Capacity Building Workshop in Madhya Pradesh

Why in News?

Recently, a State Capacity-Building workshop was conducted for the Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) of the Government of Madhya Pradesh in Bhopal.

Key Points

• This programme was conducted by the National e-Governance Division (NeGD), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Home Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh (MP) and MP-CERT, Department of Science and Technology, Government of Madhya Pradesh.
• The workshop was intended to raise awareness, build capacities, and enable government departments to create a cyber-resilient ecosystem.
  • It provides holistic information and knowledge about cybersecurity to help government departments maintain their cyber hygiene, safety, and security, facilitating the Digital India programme.

The National e-Governance Division (NeGD)

• It was created in 2009 under the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology to support the implementation of e-Governance projects and provide technical and advisory support to Central and State Ministries/Departments.
• NeGD manages several national public digital platforms such as DigiLocker, UMANG, Rapid Assessment System, OpenForge, API Setu, Poshan Tracker, Academic Bank of Credits, National Academic Depositories, National AI Portal, MyScheme, India Stack Global, and Meri Pehchaan.