The campaign was supported by the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research and the Federal Chancellery Republic of Austria (family and youth policies). The Online Safer Internet Month of Activity has been promoted since October 2020 via various channels, such as news articles, social media, a newsletter, popular websites for teachers, and other events. 

All participating schools and extracurricular youth work were requested to submit reports from their activities, and these are displayed on a “social wall” on www.saferinternet.at. Best practice examples will be published, and three entries will be awarded during March 2021. The winner will receive a prize sponsored by A1 Telekom Austria. 

To offer participating schools and organisations an example of a possible online activity, Saferinternet.at developed an online scavenger hunt for the 10-14 age group: “Heard already? The internet should be deleted! To prevent that, all you can do is solve the tricky puzzles on our website and find the solution!” The scavenger hunt was played often and received much positive feedback.

This year, about 100 schools in all age groups and around 25 other institutions participated in the Online Safer Internet Month of Activity. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of schools and youth organisations involved was not as high as usual.

Find out more about Safer Internet Day in Austria. Alternatively, find out more about the work of the Austrian Safer Internet Centre, including their awareness raising, helpline, hotline and youth participation services – or find similar information for Safer Internet Centres throughout Europe.