E LEARNING

 E-learning applications and processes include Web-based learning, computer-based learning,

virtual classroom opportunities and digital collaboration.

Through E-learning we can study from anywhere at anytime. All we need is just a computer and
internet connection. But do we know that 70% of India’s population live in villages where they have
excess to Internet but computers? And internet, is it sufficient for whole day, do they have proper
speed.

 Just 24% of Indian households have internet facility

to access e-education: UNICEF
 https://theprint.in/opinion/who-goes-online-to-study-
in-covid-times-12-5-homes-of-indian-students-have-
internet-access/398636/
 According to data collected by the National Sample Survey as a part of the Survey on
Education (2014), only 24% of households in India have some member with access to
internet.
 As pointed out above, an argument can be made that students in tertiary education are
a selected group, hence their connectivity at home may be much better. Around 85%
of children who belong to urban households and study in universities have access to
the internet, but only 41% are likely to have access at home; among children from
rural households, there is internet access at home for only 28% of them. Such low
access is a big worry as 55% of children studying in universities are from rural
households. Thus online teaching to such children through the internet would rule out
teaching to a large proportion of children in rural India.
 Many universities and institutes in this country have residential programmes. Almost
5 million students – constituting 15% of all university-level students – live away from
their homes. A substantial chunk of them (55%) are from rural households. The
current crisis has meant that hostels have been evacuated and students have been
asked to go back home. These students are one of the primary prospective recipients
of online teaching. These students are indeed a more selected lot but almost 48% of
them do not have internet access at home. Only 42% of students who reside in rural
areas have home access to the web, while 69% of such students who reside in urban
areas can get online from home.

HARD WORK vs SMART WORK

Hard Worker:

A hard worker is a person who consistently works towards what he perceives to be worth
working, regardless of how dynamic the situation might be. Success for the Hard Worker
doesn't come overnight but only after putting in long hours at work and depriving himself of
the comforts of life.
 

Smart Worker:

Allen F. Morgenstern said way back in the 1930s “work smarter… not harder”. The reason
behind it is that a smart worker is a person who works towards what he perceives to be worth
working for and applies his brain and efforts in the most efficient manner with the help of
integration of both. It guarantees successful results with minimal human energy wasted.

Elements of a Smart Work

The elements of Smart Working are many, a few of them are shared below. However, every
smart worker cannot possess all the elements but the more elements the merrier:

 Work on your weaknesses.

 Build your strengths. 
 Time bound, manage time very well. Motivational speaker and author Napoleon Hill
said 'goal is a dream with a deadline .'
 Should have in-depth knowledge of the field of choice.
 Having an optimistic approach in life.
 Having control on one's emotions.
 Hangout with the best influences possible.

Top Achievers Preferred Smart Work

Here is the success mantra of top achievers’ who preferred smart work to hard work

 Our Prime Minister Narendra Modi told about his travel schedule in an interview with
economic times that he always would travel in night so that he can sleep in the flight
and work on the next day.
 Vodafone CEO, Vittorio Colao wakes up at 6 a.m. followed by 40 minutes of
exercise, then works with nearly taking no breaks until 10:45 p.m., pausing for family
dinner.
 Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne runs businesses in two different
continents. When he's in The USA, he has to get up at 3:30 a.m. to start dealing with
Europe.
 AOL CEO Tim Armstrong wakes up around 5 a.m., is out of the house and working
from his car by 7 a.m., and works until 7 p.m.

Significance of Data Privacy

Why is data privacy important?

Image by TeroVesalainen from Pixabay 

One of the main reasons why companies comply with data privacy regulations is to avoid
fines. Organizations that don’t implement these regulations can be fined up to tens of millions
of dollars and even receive a 20-year penalty.
However, there are many more reasons why you need to take data privacy seriously, not just
because the law says so.

Data breaches could hurt your business

When you comply with data privacy regulations, you need to meet certain legal requirements.
One of those requirements is implementing strong security safeguards to ensure the
protection of data privacy.

With these measures, the number of security threats will significantly decrease and your
business won’t suffer a loss of revenue. The average total cost of a data breach is $3.92
million, which can be easily avoided with well-placed regulations.

Protecting your customers’ privacy

As mentioned before, a data breach can lead to theft of valuable customer information, which
can negatively impact the data owners. A hacker can use all of that sensitive information to
commit various crimes such as identity theft and credit card fraud.

Maintaining and improving brand value

You need to avoid data breaches, as they can seriously damage a company’s reputation and
brand value. When customers voluntarily give their data to companies, they expect it to be
well-protected. If it’s not, customers will lose all trust they had in the company and brand,
which will decrease brand value.

It supports the code of ethics

Most organizations have a code of ethics in place. Even those that don’t have it follow at least
certain ethical practices. Without this, they wouldn’t be able to stay in business. One of those
policies states that confidential information needs to be handled responsibly and only used for
business purposes.

It gives you a competitive advantage

A lot of people are concerned about how their data is being used and handled. Surveys have
shown that 79% of people are very or somewhat concerned about how companies are using
their data. Additionally, 81% of people believe they have little or no control over their own
data.
If your business complies with data privacy regulations, this will give you a competitive
advantage over companies that don’t take the matter as seriously.

 The latest issue with Whatsapp’s new privacy policy.

 Data protection and privacy in India- Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019
 It governs the processing of personal data by the government, companies
incorporated in India, and foreign companies dealing with personal data of
individuals in India. The Bill has been referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee
for deliberation