Software:Kid Glove

Kid Glove is the cyber learning platform by Kerala Police.

The initiative

Kid Glove is an initiative by Kerala Police and ISRA (Information Security Research Association) a non-profit organisation, to create "Cyber Safety and Security Awareness" among teachers, parents and children. It was started in the year 2015, as a part of the annual c0c0n – Cyber Security and Data Privacy conference hosted by Kerala Police and then spread to all schools of Kerala. Due to the Covid 19 lockdown in 2020, and the fact that all schools in Kerala have moved to online teaching, the Kid glove programme for the academic year 2020–2021 has also been transformed to an "eclassroom platform" so as to continue to protect children in cyber space, without any disruption.

Resources and training

Kid Glove comprises online safety programs and resources to help children learn about e-safety, and also provides elements for parents to help them keep their children safe online.

• The new learning portal has features for students to register and enroll for the courses online. The portal has courses on cyber security, but also on robotics, AI, virtual classrooms, and live classes. On successful completion of courses, students take an online test and are awarded course certificates from the program, certified by Kerala Police.
• The new webportal has a section for teachers to equip them with good quality online content, and school kits to enable them to understand modern technology and to teach their students how to tackle online threats.
• The parents section of the scheme's website helps the parents to understand e-safety issues relating to their children.

The online inauguration of the new platform was carried out by Honourable Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri.Pinarayi Vijayan on 1 June 2020.