Digital Shakti 4.0

 The Digital Shakti Initiative: Educating and Empowering Women in Technology

The National Commision for Women (NCW) launched Digital Shakti 4.0 in June 2018 to assist women all throughout India in increasing their digital literacy. CyberPeace Foundation and Meta work together to implement the programme.

The mission of Digital Shakti is to advance gender equality by

1. Informing the public about the need of protecting their personal information online

2. Instruction in the use of digital technologies, including computers, the web, social media, and electronic banking

3. Enhancing women's and girls' ability to use technology for social and economic advancement

4. Courses can be taken online or in person, and there are also opportunities for outreach to the local community as part of this initiative. More than 3 million Indian women and girls have been trained by Digital Shakti since the program's inception.

Digital Shakti's Reverberations

Women and girls all around India have benefited greatly from Digital Shakti. Women have benefited from the programme by

1. Learn to recognise potential threats to your online safety and security

2. Find out how to keep themselves and their loved ones safe when using the internet.

3. Develop their proficiency in digital media and make productive use of technology in their lives.

4. Online business creation and expansion

5. Use the internet to get to government offices and other useful places

Examples of Success

Some examples of how the Digital Shakti programme has helped people are as follows:

1. Anita Devi, a native of Bihar, India, was once uneducated but has since learned to read and write. She gained the skills necessary to operate a computer and navigate the web through the Digital Shakti programme. Her online handicraft store now brings in over Rs. 10,000 in monthly revenue.

2. Sita Yadav is a woman from Rajasthan who was once intimidated by computers. She was able to apply for a passport and ration card online after taking part in the Digital Shakti programme and learning how to use a computer and the internet to do so. She now assists other women in her area in using the internet to access local government resources.

3. Geeta Sharma is a woman from Gujarat who was once out of work. She gained the knowledge and confidence to launch her own internet business after participating in the Digital Shakti programme. Now she makes more than Rs. 5,000 monthly from selling her wares online.

What's Next?

Since its debut in June 2018, Digital Shakti 4.0 dedication to empowering women via technology has led to significant progress. However, much remains to be accomplished. The goal of the movement is to help more women get the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the digital age. It continues to serve as an inspiration for women who want to be leaders in the digital revolution, and it shows how effective group efforts can be in advancing gender parity online.

It is clear that the future of technology will be better and more inclusive when all voices, regardless of gender, are heard and embraced, and Digital Shakti is doing its part to ensure that this happens. This uprising is a demonstration of how women's lives may be improved via education, economic independence, and security on the internet.