Indian Students To Prove Cybersecurity Adeptness IT-Olympiad

The line of cybersecurity is becoming one of the most crucial priorities for technological research and development for society, the state, science and business

Technology-intense development and transformation of all economic sectors make digital skills to be considered the backbone of global competitive ability and innovations. Digital technology usage in solving business and life problems makes it possible for everyone to create a personal AI assistant. The line of cybersecurity is becoming one of the most crucial priorities for technological research and development for society, the state, science and business. Students aged between 14 and 18 years from every country can take part in the international IT-Olympiad despite the level of programming skills. The registration deadline is April 18.

It is being held with the support of the Russian government. The government of the Nizhny Novgorod region is the organiser and Sber is the general partner. According to German Gref, President and Chairman of the Management Board of Sberbank, "Information technology makes it possible to look at the world in a completely different way and link very complex processes that, at first glance, are not connected to each other."

He added, "But this can only be done by managing the entire technological stack. Humanity is on the threshold of gigantic discoveries. You guys live in the most interesting time in the most interesting world, because you have had the opportunity to look beyond the horizon of knowledge that mankind could not even formulate as the end point of this journey. I am sure you will succeed, because only self-confident people can participate in our International Olympiad." At the start, every participant can take an IT competency test and get a certificate based on the results. By April 18, participants will have to individually solve 15 theoretical and practical problems on the key aspects of cybersecurity.