Organizers and participants of the 2nd Awareness Week on National Cyber-Security pose for a picture on June 1. (Photo : www.nationalcybersecurity.com)
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has launched the 2nd Awareness Week on National Cyber-Security on June 1, International Children's Day, to promote and enhance Internet safety among the country’s youth.
According to an article published by the womenofchina.cn, the launching also coincided with the creation of an online hub that will promote scientific knowledge among the young, focusing on cyber-security awareness and the youth's ability to handle cyber risks.
"The future of a nation rests with its youth; so does the future of its cyberspace. Young people accomplished with excellent knowledge and skills in Internet use will create a prosperous cyberspace and a powerful country," Lu Wei, head of the Office of the Central Leading Group of Cyber Administration, was quoted as saying.
"To care about the youth, guide them and transform them into a new generation of fine netizens--these efforts will surely pay off and bring us a bright future and a strong country," the official added.
The article said that China's youth population has reached 256 million at the end of 2013, which account for 41.5 percent of the total Internet users in the country.
The article added that currently, 71.8 percent of the total Chinese youth population are Internet users and the users are becoming younger each year. The young netizen contingent has also surpassed other Chinese netizens in the use of various new-age software and apps.
According to CAC, it is very important to guide the young generation onto the right track and to protect them from the abusive and harmful information that are rampant across the Web.
The agency lectured the youth on general knowledge which covered multiple aspects such as computer safety protection, online-trap detection, application security and privacy protection. The youth were also urged to take higher-level courses to identify harmful information and help them avoid scams and security risks online.
CAC also called on parents, schools and society as a whole to take the issues seriously and help ensure that the youngest generation of netizens are well-educated, well-trained, and well-empowered to use the Internet.
