Safe Digital Society Initiative

  • About the Initiative

    It is a free educational initiative presented by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) in partnership with Cisco Global Foundation (Cisco) that offers distance learning in cybersecurity essentials, network principles, information technology (IT), programming, internet of things (IoT) and data science.

  • Initiative’s Objectives

    The initiative aims at raising awareness of information technology and promoting digital literacy through distance learning and qualification to achieve the following objectives:

    • Support and improve the safe use of online services

    • Benefit from learning about modern fields

    • Learn about how to protect personal and private data while using e-learning methods and online meetings

    • Practicing checking, detecting and fixing network errors and internet connection

    • Installing computers and portable devices and learn about their components as well as detecting and fixing their problems

    • Learning about software development process by learning the basics of Python programming language

    • Learning about IoT technologies and their role in linking IT and operating systems

    • Being capable of designing ideas, prototyping, detecting and fixing errors

    • Visualizing, refining, changing and merging data sets

    • Learnning about the basics of Big Data systems, such as Hadoop

  • Target Groups

    Registration is available to all segments of the Egyptian society of computer, social media and internet users, including youth, students, graduates, employees of the state administration system, employees of communication sector, those who are interested in networks, students of facilities of computer sciences, systems and engineering, postgraduate students and those who are interested in the areas of smart cities, artificial intelligence and data analytics.

What advantages do I get through the initiative?

In addition to having a free training program on distance learning, the enrolment in the initiative’s bundles of training programs will offer you two additional advantages:

  • Upon successfully passing the required final international online exam(s) of the training syllabus(s) you have selected, you will get a certificate, approved by the MCIT and Cisco that will be sent to your registered address on the initiative’s website by post.

  • Only through the initiative, you can combine more than one training syllabus; when successfully passing the required final international online exams of these training syllabus(s), you will get a certificate for each bundle, approved by the MCIT and Cisco.

(For more information, please move to the question about available certificate)

Initiative’s Training Syllabuses
  • 2-  Introduction to Cybersecurity Download Alternate Text
  • 6-  Programming Essentials In Python (New) Download Alternate Text
  • 8-  IoT Fundamentals: Connecting Things (New) Download Alternate Text

Cognitive Benefits:

Upon completion of the initiative’s different training courses, you will be able to acquire:

  • Learn about basic skills and communication technologies

  • Learn about network basic safety skills

  • Learn about how to protect your personal and private data online and on social media

  • Practice checking, detecting and fixing network errors and internet connection

  • Install computers and portable devices and learn about their components as well as detect and fix their problems

  • Learn about software development process by learning the basics of Python programming language

  • Learn about IoT technologies and their role in linking IT and operating systems

  • Design ideas, develop prototypes, detect and fix errors

  • Visualize, refine, change and merge data sets

  • Learn about the basics of Big Data systems, such as Hadoop

  • Acquire distance learning skills

Initiative’s Available Certificates

  • 1-   Get-Connected Certificate
  • 2-   Introduction to Cybersecurity Certificate
  • 3-   Cybersecurity Essentials Certificate

* Exclusive Certificates for the initiative:

  • 1-   Cybersecurity Literacy Certificate (Upon completion of syllabuses (a) Introduction to Cybersecurity and (b) Cybersecurity Essentials)
  • 2-   Digital Security Certificate (Upon completion of syllabuses (a) Get-Connected and (b) Introduction to Cybersecurity)
  • 3-   Technology Security Literacy Certificate (Upon completion of syllabuses (a) Get-Connected, (b) Introduction to Cybersecurity and (c) Cybersecurity Essentials)
Note

By the end of the training course and once the trainees have successfully passed the required final international online exams (according to the selected bundles), only through the initiative, an approved certificate by the MCIT and Cisco will be sent to their registered address at the initiative’s website by post.

Requirements for distance learning?

Registration and Learning Mechanism

  • Register through the official website of the initiative http://www.basicict.gov.eg

  • Select the desired syllabus(s)

  • An email with a link for each training course will be sent to the trainees to confirm their enrollment in the training course

    • * Please make sure all data is correct to ensure safe communication with you through all the stages of the training course and until you receive the certificate.

  • Registration of trainees on the learning platform link of the service provider, included in the initiative’s registration form, will be completed.

  • An account for each trainee will be created and a username and a password will be provided.

  • Trainees will study the learning material through the service provider learning platform based on self-learning form.

  • Trainees will take an online international exam by the end of the training course.

  • Trainees will find their certificates online upon successful completion of the training course and can print it out.

  • Trainees will receive their certificates by post at their registered addresses through the initiative.


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