Jhapa District Cyber Security Awareness Program
On 20th Jan 2018, CAN Federation Jhapa under presidency of Mr. Laxmi Khanal organized a program on Cyber Security Awareness for the citizens, security officials and local government officials in Birtamod, Jhapa. Mr. Roshan Budathoki was the coordinator of the event. Dr. Abhijit Gupta was invited as chief guest and main expert in the event for presentation on Cyber Security and Cyber Crime. DySP Mr. Krishna Prasad Koirala (Nepal Police) was another presenter who despite of being non-technical came up with such a nice presentation on Cyber Crime and Social Networking Privacy and Security. There were 400+ participants on this event.
Inaugral & Welcome Session: The program started with a welcome speech by Mr. Roshan Budathoki, Event Coordinator which was followed by another presentation on the history and contribution of Federation of Computer Association of Nepal (CAN Federation) by Mr. Dipesh Pathak, Central Executive Member of CAN Federation and Founder President of CAN Federation Jhapa.
Cyber Security Awareness Training Session: The session begun with presentation of DySP Mr. Krishna Prasad Koirala. Mr. Koirala presented his experiences on the type of cyber crime being reported to Nepal Police and most of them were about cyber bulling, identity theft, fraud using social networking etc. Mr. Koirala reminded about security features on social networking through his presentation and concluded that privacy and right use of social networking websites can minimize a lot of risks from fraudulent, harassment and troubles.
The session ended with presentation of Dr. Abhijit Gupta. Dr. Gupta highlighted more on technical level where he showed data and information on our dependencies on the internet, hacking, cyber crimes, data loses etc. He also explained different hacking phases and how hacking is done. Dr. Gupta highlighted on how an organization can be safe and what policies has to be considered to make an organization safe. He concluded with the fact that Cyber Security is not a one-man job. We all have to be equally responsible to keep a network safe.
Panel Discussion Session: This session was conducted by Mr. Lokpriya Khanal, Executive Member of CAN Federation Jhapa and the participants were Mr. Jeevan Shrestha (Bhadrapur Mayor), Mr. Santosh Acharya (Secretary of Journalist Federation Jhapa), Dr. Rohit Jha (Gauradaha Mayor), DySP Krishna Prasad Koirala, Mr. Laxmi Khanal, Dr. Abhijit Gupta.
During this session Mr. Lokpriya Khanal raised several questions which was very much necessary for the betterment of Cyber Security and Physical Security of Jhapa. During this Mr. Laxmi Khanal committed for any collaboration, support and committed to provide expertise with CAN Federation Jhapa. Mr. Mayors happily requested for proposals to be discussed and brought to their Municipality.
Panel Discussion was the main charm of this event. There was a business model introduced which sets a motivation platform for stakeholders to participate actively and thus encourages development. This event also brought newer opportunities and fund generation medium for CAN Federation Jhapa.
Thank you Dipesh Pathak ji, CAN Federation Jhapa & Volunteers.
Media Coverage:
https://blastkhabar.com/news/2018/01/19/69765.html
http://www.hamrodamak.com/2018/01/25468/
https://aajakokhabar.net/2018/01/21/1223/
CAN INFOTECH 2018
SUBISU CAN INFOTECH 2018 in association with Motorola Jan 25-30, 2018. This year it was different as we dedicated it to everyone such as students, startups, software companies etc. We created 4 different pavilions such as Student Pavilion, StartUPs Pavilion, Software Pavilion and Innovation Pavilion. Not just that this year, we brought following amazing new techs such as Smart Health Analyzer Kiosk, Smart Home, Smart Security systems etc as well. Infotech is all about exhibiting new techs and we were successfully doing so.
StartUP Pavilion
CAN Federation has introduced student pavilion this year to promote students in ICT and help them make their easy steps to the world of ICT. We have an HR stall in the pavillion where students can also apply for jobs in the field of IT. Growth Sellers, a HR/Requirement Company will facilitate along with CAN Federation in helping students get a good career in ICT.
Startup Pavilion
CAN Federation has introduced a startup pavilion to help and promote ICT Startups. We have provided an block for Startups where they can showcase their ideas, products to the visitors and thus help them convert their idea into business.
Software Pavilion
CAN Federation has introduced a software pavilion to help companies brand their company and services.
Innovation Pavilion
CAN Federation has introduces a pavilion for innovations where new concepts will be demonstrated. They could be startup or some new concept.
Media Room
We have placed a dedicated media room to highlight features and services in the pavilion. The main idea is to promote all participants in this pavilion such as students, startups, companies etc in the pavilion by covering there news and articles on daily basis.
Current Status and Challenges of Software Outsourcing
On Aug 20, an interview with Mr. Abhijit Gupta on current Software & BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) status was taked by Reporter Mr. Gopal Saud. Mr. Gupta was chosen for this interview since he is Chaiperson of Software & BPO Committee of CAN Federation. The article was nicely covered and below is the link to the article. Thank you Naya Patrika and Team.
http://www.enayapatrika.com/2017/08/22/176909/
Free Digital Email Certificate
Cyber Security is all about being aware and spread awareness. It is about being responsible and accountable over the internet. Comodo is providing free Digital Email certificate. Please check this link.
You can start protecting your digital communications with Comodo secure certificate
- Digital signature ensures confidentiality
- Secure message encryption
- Protection against identity theft
- Integrates with Microsoft® Office and major applications
- Trusted by popular email clients
Tutorials:
- Use this link to register your email and generate the free digital email certificate. Please use firefox browser while doing so.
- Firefox browser will auto install the certificate and store it to your browser.
- Click Tools>Options>Advanced
- Click on Certificates Tab and then View Certificates button.
- Choose your email certificate and click on backup to create your email.p12 file. Create suitable password which you will need while restoring the certificate to your mail client as in step 7 below.
- Go to your email client. eg: Outlook. Click on File>Options>Trust Center and click on Trust Center Settings button.
- Click on Email Security and Import the Certificate that you exported in step 5.
- Click on File>Options>Trust Center and click on Trust Center Settings button.
- Click on Email Security and Check the option – Add Digital Signature to outgoing messages.
Congratulations, you now have Digitally signed email 🙂
Consultation on Cyber Crime/ Law and Legislation
A program was organized by Mr. Abhijit Gupta, Chairperson of Software and BPO Committee, chaired by Er. Binod Dhakal (President, CAN Federation) on Consultation on Cyber Crime/ Law and Legislation. The speakers were guests of Nepal Telecom Authority named Prof. Dr. Marco Gercke (Director, Cybercrime Research Institute) and Mr. Sameer Sharma (Senior Advisor, Telecommunications Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific).
Consultation on Cyber Crime
A program in joint collaboration was conducted by International Telecommunication Union & Nepal Telecom Authority for Cyber crime Legislation Stakeholder Consultation 7 August, 2017 10:00-13:00 Kathmandu, Nepal.
The purpose of the consultations is to include the views of different stakeholders including but are not limited to Government Ministries/Agencies, Regulators, law enforcement agencies, security agencies, Judiciary and Legal representatives, Private Sector Companies, other Stakeholders from relevant associations, academia, regional organizations, civil society, etc. into the process of drafting new Cyber crime legislation.
The main objectives of the activities course are to:
- Familiarize the stakeholders with the current status of Cybercrime legislation in Nepal as well as benchmarks
- Present potential areas of improvement and suggestions how gaps could be closed
- Discuss with stakeholders the gap identification and suggestions
- Collect input from the stakeholders
The program started with opening remarks by Mr. Sameer Sharma, Senior Advisor, ITU Regional Office Asia- Pacific.
The Keynote Addressed Cybercrime – The current challenges and the implications for drafting Cybercrime Legislation, Dr. Marco Gerke , ITU Expert.
It was a very fruitful program and such programs must be conducted for the growth of ICT.
Food for homeless
Nothing feels better than helping the homeless. With so many things that I aim to do on weekends, this is one of them. I bought some lunch boxes to feed some homeless and get their blessings. I decided to write an article about this and share this on facebook thinking that this could also motivate others and do similar things. Think of it in this way, if one of us just feeds homeless once a year, then 365 of us could feed them whole year. Not a big target, ya?
Will you take my picture also?, said one lady.
I was amazed to take her picture with lunch box. And above all, it felt really good seeing them happy with their request in providing them with some clothes if I have, which is, my next mission.
It was a joint effort with family and friends and I am thankful to all of them.
Empowering Youth in Technology
A seminar on “Empowering Youth in Technology” was held by Spiralogics International, at Hotel Aryal, New Baneshwor, Kathmandu.
The seminar mainly focused on empowering the Nepalese youth for greater achievements. Educationalists, technology leaders, and young innovators as mentioned below came under a same roof and discussed how to minimize the gap that exists between education system and the IT industry.
- Abhijit Gupta,
- Saunak Ranjitkar, Chief Technology Officer, Spiralogics (Download Presentation)
- Krishna Pd. Upadhyay, MD, Spiralogics
- Prof. Dr. Mana Pd. Wagley, Renowned Educationist, Former Dean of KU (Download Presentation)
- Matthew Stonehouse, Business Analyst
- Romkant Pandey, VP of CAN Federation, TU Lecturer
- Niraj Shrestha, CEO, EeposIT
The program started with the Managing Director of Spiralogics, Mr. Krishna Prasad Upadhyay, saying greetings and thanking the participating guests. Meanwhile, the Operation Manager of Spiralogics, Mrs. Anukha Wagley welcomed the participants and highlighted on history of Spiralogics and the new beginning of Spiralogics Institute of Technology(SIT).
The program then continued with a speech from one of the leading and well known educationists, former Dean of KU, Prof. Dr. Mana Prasad Wagley. He emphasized on Nepal’s trending education system and its effectiveness in migrating students from education system to a professional workforce. Informing that a majority of the youths in Nepal are only textbook-literate, Mr. Wagley stressed the need to mix the country’s education system with IT to increase youths participation in IT sector.
Addressing the seminar, Mr. Saunak Ranjitkar, the CTO of Spiralogics Inc, spoke about the challenges Nepalese youth face today in meeting expectations in the IT industry. “Spiralogics is not just an institution but a family.”, reckoned Mr. Ranjitkar. He noted the continuous investment Spiralogics has made in the youth of Nepal since 2009. He said, “The vision for Spiralogics Institute of Technology was born from years of successes and failures I had experienced.” He continued that SIT would play a vital role in filling the gap that students faced when migrating from academia to the industry. He also talked about the opportunities that “Spiralogics Institute of Technology” offers; to help, learn, and build a strong IT industry in Nepal.
The next speaker, Matthew Stonehouse, one of the business analysts working with Spiralogics, discussed the benefits of youth innovation in Nepal. He said that the youth will always have bigger opportunities in the IT sector as compared to other sectors as IT is an ever-growing industry in the present context. The seminar then proceeded with the insights of Romkant Pandey, the Vice President of CAN and TU Lecturer, on “Gap between academia and industry”. He added that the gap persisted on the collaboration between academia and industry and how, we should find solutions to mitigate this very gap.
The seminar was officially concluded by presentation on ICT (Information Communication Technology) opportunities for young and newbies by Mr. Abhijit Gupta. Mr. Gupta tried my best to express the opportunities and possibilities in ICT market of Nepal. Mr. Gupta tried to motivate them.
Together we achieve more.
Push yourself because no one else is going to do that for you.
He pointed to the need of each one of the youths to be focused on pushing oneself for greater achievements.
How ICT is changing our lives
On 29-Jan-2016, an article was written by Ms. Kriti Bhuju where Mr. Abhijit Gupta was interviewed on “How ICT is changing our lives”.
Abhijit Gupta, managing director of Rapid Web Solutions, highlighted the need to implement eServices as much as possible to increase transparency, faster service, ease of use, and dependency to further expand ICT in Nepal. “Nepal needs to make big investment in Internet services, satellite and security, and to produce human resources for data centre,” said Gupta.
http://admin.myrepublica.com/economy/story/36023/how-ict-is-changing-our-lives.html
Lack of skilled workforce hindering growth of IT industry
On 28th Sep, 2015, an article was written by Ms. Kriti Bhuju for My Republica. One of the interview before writing this article was held at Rapid Web Solutions office.
Raju Gurung has been working as a software developer at Rapid Web Solutions for the past two years. “The industry is all about creativity, learning new technology, and getting oneself updated. Necessary trainings would enable one to enter IT sector even if s/he does not university degrees in IT,” he said. “However, one must have passion and a great deal of enthusiasm.”
Abhijit Gupta, managing director of Rapid Web Solutions, agreed with Gurung and said one needs to be smart enough, should be self-motivated and creative. “We actually do not need people with degrees in IT. We need brains that can tackle and adjust with the demand of the market, and upgrade themselves to the need of the clients,” Gupta said, adding that practical experience is what that matters must.
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