What does participation entail?
Youth panellists collaborate to create and present impactful activities and performances for the Safer Internet Forum (SIF). The process begins with online meetings where participants debate key issues and brainstorm ideas. These initial discussions pave the way for face-to-face meetings, where the group refines their ideas and prepares awareness materials. These materials, which can take the form of videos, performances, or songs, are showcased at the forum. This collaborative effort is part of a larger co-creation initiative, empowering young people to design activities focused on online safety, education, advocacy, and decision-making.
Typically, the youth panel consists of around 20 young people, aged 13 to 18, from various EU countries. They begin their work in June and continue until the SIF event in November. A day is dedicated to the BIK Youth Panel activities prior to the SIF, allowing time for final preparations.
Get a glimpse of the latest BIK Youth Panel 2023 activity in the video below!
How do young people get nominated for the BIK Youth Panel?
Nominations to the BIK Youth Panel are made by the national Safer Internet Centres (SICs), based on an internal open call that is shared with the Insafe network. The open call invites each SIC to nominate up to two young people who should be selected based on the following criteria :
- Aged between 12-18 years old.
- Part of the national youth panel.
- Confident speaking in English.
- Interested in meeting and exchanging with other youth from around Europe.
- Interested in online safety and internet governance topics.
- Willing to speak and defend opinions in public.
- Happy to create and produce content/resources (e.g. video) to be showcased at SIF.
- Willing to commit to a series of online preparatory meetings (approx. 10 sessions) from beginning of September to November.
- Each week, two hours in the evening.
- Able to take time off school to join us for three days in Brussels in November.
- Motivated and willing to have a great time!
- Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to join the BIK Youth family.
Once the young person has successfully completed the participation in the BIK Youth Panel and Safer Internet Forum, they are offered the opportunity to become a BIK Youth Ambassador.
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What does participation entail?
Youth panellists collaborate to create and present impactful activities and performances for the Safer Internet Forum (SIF). The process begins with online meetings where participants debate key issues and brainstorm ideas. These initial discussions pave the way for face-to-face meetings, where the group refines their ideas and prepares awareness materials. These materials, which can take the form of videos, performances, or songs, are showcased at the forum. This collaborative effort is part of a larger co-creation initiative, empowering young people to design activities focused on online safety, education, advocacy, and decision-making.
Typically, the youth panel consists of around 20 young people, aged 13 to 18, from various EU countries. They begin their work in June and continue until the SIF event in November. A day is dedicated to the BIK Youth Panel activities prior to the SIF, allowing time for final preparations.
Get a glimpse of the latest BIK Youth Panel 2023 activity in the video below!
How do young people get nominated for the BIK Youth Panel?
Nominations to the BIK Youth Panel are made by the national Safer Internet Centres (SICs), based on an internal open call that is shared with the Insafe network. The open call invites each SIC to nominate up to two young people who should be selected based on the following criteria :
- Aged between 12-18 years old.
- Part of the national youth panel.
- Confident speaking in English.
- Interested in meeting and exchanging with other youth from around Europe.
- Interested in online safety and internet governance topics.
- Willing to speak and defend opinions in public.
- Happy to create and produce content/resources (e.g. video) to be showcased at SIF.
- Willing to commit to a series of online preparatory meetings (approx. 10 sessions) from beginning of September to November.
- Each week, two hours in the evening.
- Able to take time off school to join us for three days in Brussels in November.
- Motivated and willing to have a great time!
- Newcomers are welcome and encouraged to join the BIK Youth family.
Once the young person has successfully completed the participation in the BIK Youth Panel and Safer Internet Forum, they are offered the opportunity to become a BIK Youth Ambassador.
Previous editions
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