Smart Gujarat Hackathon 2017
Challenge Statement
Name of the Department: Home Department
Challenge Title |
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Reporting and counselling of cyber-
bulling incidents. |
Challenge Description with context |
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Cyberbullying can
have devastating consequences. Suicide is one. Cases of young kids committing
suicide as a consequence of cyberbullying and sexting are increasingly coming
to the public's attention. Cyberbullying is the use of
information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a
deliberate manner. According to India Legal Definitions, Cyberbullying could
be limited to posting rumors or gossips about a
person on the internet bringing about hatred in others’ minds; or it may go
to the extent of personally identifying victims and publishing materials
severely defaming and humiliating them. |
Users |
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Any users |
Expected Outcomes |
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Web portal or app for reporting and
counselling of cyber- bulling incidents. |