Bootcamp for Girls 2024 in Portugal
The Bootcamp for Girls in Portugal is an initiative to promote STEM education, as well as cyber and information security, to girls and women.
In the spotlight: Safer Internet Centre Italy
Italy was in the spotlight on 12 June when the Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Team visited the Ministry of Education in Rome.
In the spotlight: Safer Internet Centre Germany
The Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Team visited the German Safer Internet Centre on 2 July. Read on to discover everything Germany is doing to promote media literacy and online safety.
Should mobile phones be banned in schools?
It is undeniable that mobile phones play a large part of young people's lives. In schools, however, is a general ban on mobile phones necessary or are individual usage rules more sensible?
Something ‘BIK’ has happened: Introducing the new Better Internet for Kids (BIK) platform
A new and improved Better Internet for Kids platform has just launched! Now sitting within the European Commission's Europa domain, the new platform is the online home of the BIK initiative.
Youth leading the way to Safer Internet Forum: BIK Youth, International Panel, and SIF YAG in action
In the lead-up to this year's Safer Internet Forum (SIF) 2024, young people are taking center stage, ensuring that the event genuinely reflects the voices of today’s digitally connected youth.
Latest helpline trends: Quarter 2, 2024
The Insafe network of helplines collects data about the types of calls received and this is analysed every three months in order to look at possible trends and emerging issues.
The work of INHOPE hotlines in the first half of 2024 — Data, trends and new opportunities
In the first half of 2024, INHOPE hotlines operating in the European Union (EU) have seen a substantial rise in the number of reports received. As the digital landscape continues to evolve and new forms of online crime emerge, the role of hotlines in online child protection remains more critical than ever.
The first BIK+ strategy evaluation
It's officially been two years since the adoption of the BIK+ strategy, which aims to improve age-appropriate digital services and ensure that every child is protected, empowered, and respected online. We are now in the process of evaluating the strategy’s progress and successes over the past two years.
ADWeeks2024 campaign promoted internet safety in Lithuania
The ALL DIGITAL Weeks campaign is one of the major pan-European awareness raising campaigns on digital skills for inclusion, empowerment and employment. It is organised by ALL DIGITAL Network, and it has been running since 2010. Since then, the campaign has helped almost 1,5 million people to get online for the first time, or to improve their digital skills.
