KATHMANDU: Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma, has underlined the need of making the digital literacy campaign wider to mitigate incidences of online abuse.
In her address to interaction on ‘women safety on online’ organised by the National Women Commission here today, the Minister stressed the need of escalating the digital literary efforts down to the local level to discourage the online violence.
“Technology itself is not biased. The role of technology is vital to minimize violence, instead. We can reap abundant benefits if we could utilize it,” the Minister said.
The Government Spokesperson pressed an idea of promoting the digital education from the government to media to school curriculum and extending it to the rural level.
According to her, the government is committed to addressing the issue of online violence legally, adding that the National Cyber Security Policy, Social Sites ( Use and Regulation Act) are instrumental in mitigating the cases of online abuse.
The government can’t overlook the issues concerning the violence to take place in the cyber space, according to the Minister.
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