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Board Game Kit: enhancing media literacy and digital skills among children in Latvia
The Latvian Safer Internet Centre (SIC) has taken a proactive and creative approach to address the importance of developing essential media literacy and skills for children. They have developed a board game kit consisting of six engaging games, each dedicated to specific aspects of media literacy and digital skills.
Insafe delegation kicks off IGF 2023 with Day 0 event on youth participation
This year’s Internet Governance Forum (IGF), the 18th annual edition, is hosted by the Government of Japan in Kyoto from 8-12 October 2023 under the Forum's overarching theme: The internet we want - empowering all people. The Insafe network of Safer Internet Centres in Europe contributed with a Day 0 event focusing on youth empowerment and participation, including children and young people from vulnerable backgrounds.
SIC+ webinar focuses on disinformation and fake news
The SIC+ (Safer Internet Centre plus) programme is a collaboration between the network of European Safer Internet Centres and like-minded organisations around the world focused on keeping children and young people safe online. At the end of March 2023, the fourth and final webinar of the current round of the SIC+ programme took place, focusing on disinformation and fake news.
Screen time: Balancing online activities for children over the summer
With summer in full swing, children often have more free time. As they explore the season’s wonders, we can encourage them to balance their online and offline activities, making the most of their time. While digital devices can be fascinating, we can encourage them to engage in creative activities that foster learning and interactions with others. Striving for balance will empower our children to enjoy the best of both worlds, promoting their physical and mental well-being, while making fond memories over the summer break.
The Latvian Safer Internet Centre received the Cross of Recognition from the state
On 4 May 2023 - the day of the restoration of the independence of the Republic of Latvia, the coordinator of the Latvian Safer Internet Centre (SIC) Maija Katkovska received the highest award of the Latvian state - the Cross of Recognition – for raising awareness about internet safety and media literacy for children in Latvia, and ensuring the work of the hotline fighting Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) online. The award was presented by the President of Latvia.
Youth Internet Monitor 2023
The Youth Internet Monitor is an initiative of Saferinternet.at and presents current data on the social media use of Austria's young people. Which social networks are currently popular among young users in Austria? Which networks are most popular with girls? Which ones are the most popular with boys?
All Digital Weeks 2023 in Lithuania – 14th edition
From 17 April to 7 May 2023, various organisations from all over Europe took part in the annual campaign All Digital Weeks 2023 (ADWeeks2023), organised by ALL DIGITAL. The aim of the campaign is to encourage EU citizens to continuously improve their digital skills, to discover technologies and their benefits, and to take advantage of digital opportunities in their daily and professional lives. More than 800 events were organised across Europe, involving around 100,000 European citizens.
Casting the net: what do teens need to know about ChatGPT?
The Irish Safer Internet Centre has added a new audio series to the Casting the net initiative. Read on to discover more about the podcasts.
ECPAT International Conference on child safety in Taipei
On 31 October 2023, ECPAT Taiwan hosted the ECPAT international conference on child safety. The conference covered a wide range of topics related to child safety online, from the impact of pornography to digital literacy and the role of schools and parents in fostering a safer online environment for children. The discussions were informative and provided valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities in child safety.
Capture the Flag (CTFs): it is all about skills
The first “Capture the Flag” or CTF competition occurred back in 1996 in DEFCON, one of the most important cybersecurity conferences in the USA, and the name comes from the outdoor game, where participants try to seek and find and retrieve a physical "flag". Also, CTFs still have many similarities to early "wargaming" and "king-of-the-hill" cyber security competitions. Nowadays, the CTF term encompasses a range of competition types that target a broad audience and are used for both competitive and educational purposes.
