INCIBE once again joined in the international celebration of Safer Internet Day, this year with an event organised from Valencia.

More than 400 students from 6 educational centres in the province of Valencia accompanied us throughout the day: IES Sedaví (Sedaví), Sedaví school (Sedaví), IES El Quint (Ribarroja), IES Ramón Muntaner (Xirivella), Santa Teresa de Jesús school (El Vedat de Torrent) and IES La Senia (Paiporta). Those living in this region were seriously affected by DANA (Depresión aislada en niveles altos), a weather phenomenon causing severe rainfall and flash floods.

As part of the programme, the online workshop for educational centres 'Think, connect and choose your path on the Internet' was developed, created together with the National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (INTEF), and taught by the teacher and content creator, Susi Profe. 27,000 students from educational centres throughout Spain participated in it, both in person and online. The students learned to make smart decisions in the face of cyberbullying, harmful content or viral challenges, through various cases that have made them decide and learn the associated consequences.

On the other hand, young representatives of the Children's Platform have conducted the interviews called 'Youth asks', directed to Gloria Placer, general director of the Vodafone Foundation; Paula Valle, responsible for Digital Wellbeing and Child Protection at Telefónica and Daniel Morales, director of Sustainability and Foundations at MasOrange, who have contributed their vision on what steps to take to achieve balance in the digital space.

And INCIBE has given the talk '017, the cybersecurity first aid kit' where the 017 service and various real cases received in the field of minors were presented.

Outside the online program, the students attended the cybersecurity theatre performance 'Your best move: security', which addresses the risks derived from online gambling in minors, such as extortion or fraud; and a workshop to learn how to protect oneself against viruses and fraud.

Awards ceremony for the 3rd edition of the #017contigo contest

During the event, the awards were presented for the third edition of the contest ‘What is 017 for you’, created to make educational centres in Spain and their students aware of the national, free and confidential service 017- Your help in cybersecurity from INCIBE.

• 5th grade of primary school at CEIP Navaliegos in Ponferrada (León), for 'The number that changed my life', about cyberbullying.
• 2nd and 3rd grade of Classical Dance at the Sagrario Ruiz-Piñero Professional Dance Conservatory in Cáceres, for 'Look at my face', about the excessive use of ICT.
• 1st grade of high school at the Santa Ana and San Rafael school in Madrid, for 'Rap 017: the number that saves you', about phishing and other crimes related to cybersecurity.
• PFTVAL (Training period for the transition to adult and working life) at the Ciudad San Juan de Dios centre in Alcalá de Guadaira (Seville), for 'Things that happen', about identity theft and dangers in social networks.

An honorary award was also given to the students of the Specialisation in cybersecurity course at the IES Jaume II el Just in Tavernes de Valldigna (Valencia), under the direction of David Vidal, director of the department and professor of Forensic Analysis, for their voluntary contribution to the project to help recover data for those affected by DANA.

We hope that you have learned and enjoyed this event and we invite you to join us next year on Safer Internet Day 2026. Learn more about the SID activities in Spain on their SID page.

Further information about the Spanish 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.