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Caracas, January 2008. - A pilot program of voluntary groups Microsoft Venezuela, Electricidad de Caracas (EDC) and RKM launched the program "Internet Security", whose goal is to provide elementary school students and the educational community general education and foundation necessary to consider to protect themselves from the risks associated with Internet use.

The plan started in the "Bolivarian National Educational Unit José Martí" located in the Main Avenue Cortijos Sarria San Bernardino and was attended by nearly 100 students, aged between 10 and 12, who are students 6th grade at that institution. "Initiatives such as Internet Security have great value to the community, as children in a c tualidad are in daily contact with interactive tools so it is also very important to know their risks so that they in turn can take preventive measures they avoid being subject to foreign users seeking personal information or contact them with ulterior motives, "said Juan Carlos Llovera, educational information specialist in the Education Unit.

A safe and productive session

The children were in the school's computer classroom numerous tips and safety tips on the Internet at the hand of volunteers from the companies involved in the project. In the pilot session, the students carried out various dynamics and interacted with the page www.microsoft.com / Andean / internetseguro . "Internet Security is part of the social responsibility initiatives undertaken by the Electricity of Caracas, with the aim of providing input to the community. This time, in partnership with Microsoft and RKM, we are bringing information to the classroom to enable children to strengthen their weaknesses as part of their safety. The goal is to provide tools to adopt an attitude network that will not take unnecessary risks, "said Gabriel Quero, volunteer member of the EDC.

Internet Security is part of the efforts undertaken by Microsoft to protect children from online risks. "As a responsible citizen is committed to information security, so we have undertaken numerous initiatives to deliver useful and timely information to children, parents and other members of the educational community about the risks that the network offers. This project complements the efforts we undertook in November 2007 in hand with the Mayor of Caracas, Caracas through the Foundation for Children, under the name of the educational campaign for an Internet Security, "said Frank Tovar Product Manager Microsoft Security.

After this pilot, the three companies are organizing a plan to develop from the first few months in other schools in the metropolitan area of ​​Caracas. The idea is to scale up and reach as many students as the safe use of the network is considered a necessity in times of so-called "information society".

Source: On-line EichNews