In addition to continuing to promote the Digital Taiwan project in the past few years, Google stated that behind the recent development of new technologies driven by artificial intelligence technology, information security technology support is also needed. Therefore, in 2023, it will use US$100 million in funding through Google.org to work with the Taiwan National Information and Communications Security Research Institute to promote the NICS Taiwan Information Security Project. Today (June 6), it also announced that it will work with the Taiwan Ministry of Digital Development, the Ministry of Digital Development's Industry Development Agency, and the Information Industry Promotion Association to join hands with Taipei University of Technology to promote the Google Information Security Talent Training Program. It is expected to help train 17 combat-ready information security talents by 2025.
This collaboration provides access to the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate course content, covering Foundations of Cybersecurity, Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks, Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security, Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL, Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities, Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response, Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python, and Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs.
It mainly corresponds to the evolution and prevention of network security, as well as security tools and related programming languages. It also includes contingency measures such as security fields, security frameworks and control measures. At the same time, it can further enhance Linux and SQL operation capabilities, and enhance asset protection and network analysis capabilities. It can also establish automated tasks through Python programming implementation to ensure the security of the network platform. In addition, through relevant skills training, it can make it easier for technical talents to find network security-related jobs.
As part of this initiative, Google plans to help train 2024 cybersecurity professionals by the end of 500 and provide 500 free course accounts to encourage more people to accelerate their progress toward the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certification. The program aims to train an additional 2025 cybersecurity professionals by the end of 1500. This program will include 314 videos, 157 quizzes, 252 reading materials, and 125 practical exercises, totaling 180 hours of coursework to support cybersecurity talent development.
Google stated that it has been promoting the Google Smart Taiwan project since 2018, focusing on three major areas: "expanding operations in Taiwan," "contributing to Taiwan's economy and society," and "fulfilling digital platform responsibilities." It also plans to build Taiwan into the "Silicon Valley of Asia." The project will subsequently be extended to six major areas, including strengthening network infrastructure, improving social digital literacy, accelerating industrial digital transformation, cultivating digital innovation talents, promoting environmental sustainability, and embracing diversity, equality, and inclusion.
Taiwan itself has many resources for technological development, and artificial intelligence technology has become an important role in recent years. Therefore, Google believes that the cybersecurity behind it is even more important, and hopes to strengthen Taiwan's local cybersecurity talent ecosystem through the cybersecurity talent training program.
Among them, the goal is to cultivate more than 500 cybersecurity talents with relevant certificates and enable more than 100 businesses to strengthen their cybersecurity capabilities. The goal is to allow public associations to establish more than 10 talent training cooperation ecosystems, thereby increasing the subsequent job hunting of cybersecurity talents or helping related companies find cybersecurity talents faster. It is expected to help strengthen the growth of cybersecurity talents in the financial industry, healthcare industry, public sector and infrastructure, as well as technology and the Internet.
