Building online safety capacities in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the SIC+ programme
Humanitarian organisation International Forum of Solidarity – EMMAUS (IFS-EMMAUS) was established in 1999, with the aim of providing assistance to all vulnerable populations, including the victims of human trafficking, online sexual abuse and the circulation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Red PaPaz is building first Spanish-speaking Safer Internet Centre (SIC) in Latin America
Red PaPaz is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) that encompasses a network of parents and caregivers since 2003 in Colombia. This network seeks to promote skills for the protection of Colombian children and adolescents' rights, through relevant actions based upon evidence and good practices.
Latest helpline trends: Quarter 2, 2020
The Insafe network of helplines collects data about the types of calls received and this is analysed every three months to look at trends, and new and emerging issues. The most recent data collection covers the period from April to June 2020 inclusive and of course, for many countries, much of this period was spent in lockdown as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Danish awareness centre focuses on digital self-defense and GDPR
In Denmark, children and young people lack crucial knowledge when it comes to data privacy and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The Danish Media Council for Children and Young People of the Danish Safer Internet Centre (SIC) has developed a material to help teachers talk about the GDPR and digital self-defense with their students.
Back to school in Italy: focus on the #SuperErroriReloaded campaign
Italian students are ready to go back to school, and Italian Safer Internet Centre (SIC) Generazioni Connesse has planned a specific communication campaign to respond to this brand new scholastic year, to be right next to the students, the families and the teachers.
New surveys on Greek young people’s online behaviours and risks
The Greek Safer Internet Centre (SIC) has recently published a new scientific article entitled "Understanding the online behaviour and risks of children: results of a large-scale national survey on 10-18-year-olds." The paper includes the results of two large-scale surveys conducted in the last two years in 900 Greek schools among 27,000 students aged 10-18.
Luxembourg SIC launches back to school package
The Luxembourgish Safer Internet Centre (SIC), BEE SECURE, has created and updated a series of training concepts for the new school year.
Back to school in Greece: educational booklets for all age groups
In Greece, the COVID-19 lockdown pushed children to suddenly increase their internet use for communication learning or entertainment purposes, revealing the lack of information and training on key security issues such as misinformation, protection of personal data, cyber-hygiene, and so on.
Back to school 2020: well prepared with klicksafe
The school year 2020/2021 will not start like any other. COVID-19 is still the dominating topic and whether a regular operation of schools under special conditions linked to the pandemic will succeed remains to be seen. One thing is already clear however: this year, teachers will have to deal more closely with the topics of digitisation and internet use. The German awareness centre klicksafe therefore offers an overview of materials and services enabling teachers to start the new school year competently and well informed.
New study in Estonia: 1 in 4 children have experienced a threat to their privacy on the internet
According to a study conducted by Telia and Norstat in October-November 2022 about the online privacy of children and young people, half of Estonian children are most concerned about having their passwords stolen and having pictures and videos shared of them without their consent.
