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March 2021 BIK bulletin - Age-appropriate design with youth
Online services and technology offer many opportunities for children and young people to communicate, find information, be entertained and develop their digital skills. However, many online services used by young people were never designed with them as the core audience. The March 2021 edition of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) bulletin explores the topic of age-appropriate design with youth.
Safer Internet Day 2021 in Malta
Together with the rest of the world, Malta recently commemorated Safer Internet Day (SID); a day of celebration marked in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. The campaign has grown beyond its traditional geographic zone and is now celebrated in approximately 200 countries, reaching millions worldwide. With the global theme of “Together for a better internet”, the day calls upon all stakeholders to unite to make the internet a safer and better place for all, especially for children and young people.
An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world
In the United Kingdom, Safer Internet Day (SID) saw an incredible range of activities take place across the country, coordinated by the UK Safer Internet Centre (SIC). With lockdown, the celebrations were slightly different than usual, but we are delighted to see how many people got involved!
Safer Internet Day 2021 in Slovenia focuses on well-being
The main topic for Safer Internet Day 2021 in Slovenia was well-being and the internet; a topic which has been particularly pertinent during the COVID-19 pandemic when pupils are spending a significant amount of time in front of screens. The Slovenian national awareness centre, Safe.si, prepared an interactive online show for primary schools as the main Safer Internet Day event. A livestream of it was watched by more than 11,000 pupils.
Safer Internet Day 2021 in Romania – Support and intervention to keep children safe online
Save the Children Romania, the national coordinator of the Romanian Safer Internet Centre (SIC), celebrated Safer Internet Day (SID) 2021 by organising a debate entitled “Challenges in the use of the internet by children. Ways of support and intervention”. It was moderated by Gabriela Alexandrescu, Executive President of Save the Children. It took place on Tuesday, 9 February in Bucharest, bringing together representatives of institutions that aim to protect children online and offline.
Parenthood and digital media
This year’s Safer Internet Day in Norway focused on parenting and digital media. The digital part of being a parent can be challenging. Many parents see their children’s use of digital media as a dilemma between learning something new and useful, and taking up a lot of screen time. However, addressing new technology and media habits with bans and high age limits is a bad strategy. So, what can parents do?
Croatia celebrates Safer Internet Day 2021 with webinars for children and experts
In Croatia, the main event for Safer Internet Day (SID) 2021 was a webinar for children titled “Where are you in the digital jungle?”. The moderator of the webinar was the famous YouTuber Malajski Tapir with a number of YouTubers as panellists - PVT Mole, Lavvek, Mashinthebeauty and singer Nika Turković. Children had the opportunity to question them about their approaches to online safety and how are they adapting to the COVID-19 crisis.
In the spotlight: Safer Internet Centres Germany and Luxembourg
As part of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Quality Assurance Programme (QAP), the Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Teams are jointly conducting a set of ten country visits to national Safer Internet Centres (SICs) to better understand what is happening in the Member States: monitoring emerging issues and challenges, identifying good practices to be shared, and harvesting the results of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) policy. Due to the circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a cluster visit planned for the German and Luxembourgish Safer Internet Centres had to be converted to an online meeting that took place between 3-5 August 2020 and brought together a group of diverse stakeholders and Safer Internet Centre consortium partners.
Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2021 in Czechia
Safer Internet Day (SID) is an annual event that takes place worldwide on the second Tuesday in February. In the Czech Republic, Safer Internet Day was commemorated for the eighteenth time on Tuesday, 9 February 2021. Read on to find out what celebrations in the country looked like.
Debunking fake news on Safer Internet Day 2021 in Bulgaria
Dozens of schools, institutions and organisations in Bulgaria celebrated the 18th Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, 9 February 2021 with various events and initaiatives. The central national event was organised by the Bulgarian Safer Internet Centre (SIC) and held online with the active participation of its Youth Panel. Around 80 young people, teachers and professionals took part in the event, which was also streamed live on the centre’s Facebook page. Schools nationwide gathered their pupils and followed the live event on screen.
