CRICKET ICON Sachin Tendulkar launched the Kaspersky Kids internet safety programme of Kaspersky Lab India — a subsidiary of the Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab — at the Ryan International Group of Institutions (RIGI) campus in Mumbai on July 23. Under a RIGI-Kaspersky agreement, Kaspersky Lab will deliver online safety education through various touch points, including a daily blog (Kaspersky Daily), online newsletters created specially for youth, training modules administered by RIGI’s computer instructors, and on-ground engagement events and contests in RIGI’s 128 schools countrywide. “Our mission is to save the world from all kinds of cyber-threats. We want to make the internet — the greatest innovation of our time — safe for everyone. This means making it secure for children, protecting them from harmful content and teaching them to use it wisely. This is why we have introduced our programmes in India. We want to reach students through their schools, educate them and increase their awareness of online threats,” said Eugene Kaspersky, chairman and CEO of Kaspersky Lab, the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. Also speaking on the occasion, Ryan Pinto, chief executive of RIGI, expressed satisfaction with the RIGI-Kaspersky India partnership. “We are really pleased that Kaspersky Lab has chosen to launch Kaspersky Kids from our campus. Today almost all children, regardless of age, either play on their parents’ smartphones or access the internet on their own laptops, iPads and other devices, but they rarely have any formal training about what to click and what to avoid. That’s why it is vital that children get a basic understanding of the principles of internet safety,” said Pinto. Manav Rachna’s cloud campus THE DELHI-BASED Manav Rachna International University (MRIU) together with Skillvue.in (an initiative of Bapna Tech) launched its cloud campus — a skill development and digital library platform which provides globally acclaimed and industry designed cloud-based learning systems — in Delhi on July 15. According to MRIU sources, cloud campus will provide a comprehensive yet flexible learning management system, compatible with multiple devices such as desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones which will enable students and faculty access to a world-class digital library with over 50,000 titles from 634 publishers covering business, management, engineering, finance, IT etc in sync with 7,500-plus skill development courses. Moreover training in over 100 certification programmes with cost and operational efficiencies will also be available on the cloud campus. “The vision behind the MRIU cloud campus is to deliver globally acclaimed digital learning resources to promote educational excellence and develop industry accepted, skilled and employable people,” said Dr. M.K. Soni, executive director of MRIU’s faculty of engineering and technology, speaking on the occasion. “The cloud campus will help to bridge the gap between academia and industry by providing students an environment to learn and upgrade their soft as well as hard skills. Such platforms are currently being used only by Fortune 500 companies and Ivy League universities, setting MRIU apart from other universities in the country,” added Vikram Bawa, president of Bapna…
