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The advent of Digital India and Smart City initiatives has brought about a paradigm shift in terms of connectivity, services and threats for both urban and rural eco-systems. While greater connectivity promises wider deliverables, it also paves the way for the emergence of new vulnerabilities. Leading companies in energy, telecommunications, finance, transportation and other sectors are targeted by new-age cyber criminals. As per CERT-IN, one cybercrime was reported every 10 minutes in India during 2017. This statistic is quite alarming and therefore, merits a focused and collective attention of security enforcement agencies.The ‘Make in India’ initiative has identified 25 core ...

The need for a fast-growing economy like India for safe environment, particularly considering the complex security threats in present times are imminent. Terrorism, Left Wing Extremism, crimes including cyber-crimes, law and order threats call for a strong and efficient policing for internal security. Against this background, FICCI instituted the first ever SMART Policing Awards in 2016, with the objective to help Government machinery and police departments in learning from the experiences of other states and for possible adoption of the best practices to further enhance policing initiatives.This is the third 'Compendium of Best Practices in SMART Policing' published by FICCI, ...