An educational conference called “Experiencing artificial intelligence” took place on 11 February at Splendid Palace Cinema. 

In recognition of Safer Internet Day, we provided educators with the opportunity to hear from leading experts, thought leaders, and practitioners. Their insights helped explore whether artificial intelligence (AI) truly possesses intelligence and examined AI’s role in society and education.

Programme highlights:

• Inspiring speakers sharing real-world experiences.
• Practical discussions and perspectives from young people.
• Presentation of the “Experience AI” teacher training programme.

Challenges and educational material

QR code challenge “Best tip for internet safety” 

The challenge was designed for students in grades 4 to 12, and more than 15,000 students participated in the QR code challenge.

A teacher or librarian printed out the challenge materials—20 QR codes—and placed them around the school premises. 

To participate, students needed a phone with a QR code scanner. Upon scanning their first QR code, each student registered individually by providing their school and grade. The challenge functioned as a digital game, where students could track their progress and receive guidance for successful participation.

The challenge required students to give advice to 20 young people who were unsure how to act safely in various digital environments. It included 20 QR codes, each leading to a question with three answer choices and students had to select the correct one.

Educational material “My digital footprint” 

The educational material “My digital footprint” was developed with the participation of more than 13,000 students. A total of 500 large-format “Digital footprint” puzzles were created and distributed to schools across Latvia.

Every online activity leaves a lasting imprint, shaping our digital footprint. On Safer Internet Day, we encouraged discussions about students’ daily online actions, helping them become aware of and evaluate the consequences of their digital behaviour. The initiative also introduced ways to measure the size of one’s digital footprint and manage its impact.

Nation-wide celebrations

Encouraged by the Latvian SIC, more than 183 regional educational events and activities were organised throughout February in Latvia by schools, libraries, youth centres, and kindergartens. These involved local children and young people to educate and provide useful advice on how they can protect themselves online while promoting respectful behaviour towards each other in the virtual environment.

All registered events were included in the Safer Internet Day event map.

Schools could print out SID paper flags and decorate their classrooms, and for good work and participation in the activities, children received a certificate.

More information and images are available here. 

Learn more about Safer Internet Day activities in Latvia on their SID page on our platform!

Further information about the Latvian Safer Internet Centre can be found on the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) public portal, including links to its national websites and other contact information. Similar information can be found on the BIK portal for all Safer Internet Centres in Europe.