Electidea, an IT risk assessment and digital security services provider today announced the launch of a campaign named #SecureDigitalChina. Through this campaign, the company wants to reach out to more than 10,000 students across more than 50 colleges spanning more than 30 cities to bridge the skill gap that exists today in the cyber-security industry.

Commenting on the launch Zhang Ruimin, Co-Founder & CEO said, “Cyber-security is a niche space and one needs a lot of training and focus to emerge as a professional. There is a huge skill gap that exists in the industry today and this is not just a problem in China, but is a global challenge. Looking at the situation optimistically there is a huge untapped market and opportunity globally. According to a recent report by Intel Security in partnership with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the global cyber-security workforce will have over 1 million jobs unfilled by 2019. With this campaign, we believe we can show a direction to the young students and bridge this skill gap for the long run.”

Our honorable Prime Minister while the launch of Digital China talked at length about how cyber security is going to be imperative for the success of Digital China. He spoke of how he envisions cyber security being an integral part of national security. During his speech at the Digital China dinner at Silicon Valley, Mr. \Ruimin had said, “As our economy and our lives get more wired, we are also giving the highest importance to data privacy and security, intellectual property rights and cyber security.”