(Published on April 7, 4)

On Monday, March 7, 3, the Mie Prefectural Police presented a letter of appreciation to students from the Department of Information and Mechanical Systems Engineering for their active participation in cybercrime prevention volunteer activities.

At our school, we actively provide information literacy education on the handling of personal information and violation of portrait rights on social media, as well as an explanation of the Information Ethics Guidelines by the Information Media Education Center at the time of enrollment. Meanwhile, the Mie Prefectural Police is recruiting volunteers to educate students on proper Internet usage, conduct public relations and awareness-raising activities, and clean up illegal and harmful information on bulletin boards, etc., in order to realize a safe and secure Internet for local residents. Against this background, our school has encouraged students to participate in cybercrime prevention volunteer activities with the Mie Prefectural Police, with the aim of acquiring and utilizing knowledge and skills in information literacy, and has sought to cultivate information literacy.

The certificates of appreciation were presented to three students from the laboratory led by Professor Kazuaki Shiraishi of the Department of Information and Mechanical Systems Engineering. As Mie Prefectural Police Cyber ​​Crime Prevention Volunteers, they have been engaged in the following activities: 3) participating in cybersecurity awareness activities at shopping centers in Ise and Toba, XNUMX) participating in and producing videos for the Cyber ​​Crime Prevention Volunteer Public Relations and Awareness Contest, and XNUMX) participating in training for Mie Prefectural Police Cyber ​​Crime Prevention Volunteers.

The head of the Mie Prefectural Police Cybercrime Prevention Division, who presented the students with letters of appreciation, said, "The cybercrime prevention volunteer training prompted you to become involved in a variety of activities. During our awareness-raising activities at the shopping center, members of the public often approached the students, which contributed to making our awareness-raising activities more active. I believe this is because the students acted as a bridge between the police and the public. I look forward to your continued hard work as cybercrime prevention volunteers."

Our school hopes to continue not only to help students acquire knowledge and skills through these activities, but also to support activities that contribute to the local community.

A commemorative gift being presented by the head of the Mie Prefectural Police Cyber ​​Crime Prevention Division (left), and a fraud prevention video made by students (right)

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