Mrs. Shilpa Tripathi is Assistant Professor in Computer Applications at the Department of Information Technology, at S.S. Dempo College of Commerce and Economics, Cujira, Goa, where she has been teaching for nine years. Her areas of interest and work include Information Technology Policy, Cyber Security and Information Technology Applications in Business. She earlier taught at the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi. She conducted courses related to Information Technology as part of their professional development programmes like Post-Graduate Professional Programme in Information Technology and Management, Advanced Professional Programme in Public Administration and Computerization in Urban Local Bodies. She holds a Masters in Computer Applications from IGNOU, New Delhi. She also is an M.Com. rank holder from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. As part of her professional experience, she has attended a large number of courses and training programmes relating to Open Source Software Development and PHP/MY SQL, MOOCS courses offered through SWAYAM, Data Science and Management of Data, MOODLE, Cyber Security, and Flipped Learning. Some of her major publications and popular articles include the areas of Digital India Initiative, Role of Information Technology in Promoting Interdisciplinarity, IT Amendment Act 2008, HCI and Digital Divide in India.