Portuguese version with IPDJ seal, from the Council of Europe edition, Alternatives manual is a tool against hate. This manual aims to help young people and educators to confront, dismantle and replace hateful narratives.
Media Literacy Week 2024 focuses on healthy screen use. Completely avoiding digital screens is challenging and unnecessary. Making conscious choices about screen use can already make a big difference.
The Digital Balance Model
APAV (Associação Portuguesa de Apoio à Vítima) has redesigned its website on cybercrime, with various definitions of crimes that occur in the digital space, various prevention and security strategies and an observatory where we can post alerts on new trends.
The website is available in the following languages: Portuguese, English, French, Albanian and Italian.
For the Media Ukkie Days 2024, the theme is "Relaxing with media." The new study focuses on the mental health of children, examining the role of media use and other activities in relation to relaxation for children and their parents. This in-depth research asked parents about how much time their children spend on (digital) activities, who they engage in these activities with, and at what times. Parents were also asked about ways they use digital media to help their child relax. This builds upon insights from previous editions of the Iene Miene Media survey.
The Directorate-General for Education, through the SeguraNet awareness centre, with the support of Geração Cordão and the Institute for Child Support, has launched the campaign "Holidays: a tech-healthy place!". This initiative aims to raise awareness among children and young people about the healthy use of technology during school holidays.
For younger students, from kindergarten and the early grades of primary school, the fairy-tale "@Digiduck Saves the Day" serves as an introduction to personal data protection, the importance of consent, and the proper use of applications. The accompanying activity book encourages experiential learning through games and challenges.
As part of a joint initiative between the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation and the Ministry of Youth and Modernisation, the national awareness campaign "Act. Speak. Change. Use Your Voice to Combat Bullying" was launched. This initiative is dedicated to the prevention and fight against Bullying and Cyberbullying in schools.
Are you familiar with the Digital Services Act (DSA)?
The DSA was created by the European Union (EU) to ensure that:
The PT SIC team developed a social media campaign to promote the DSA. Enclosed is the Facebook campaign.
Our helpline created a campaign to spread our most important message: "I decide for myself"—who sees my pictures or who knows my location. Creative artwork was developed for this campaign to ensure it resonates with our key target group and stands out.
In the Netherlands, we faced two challenges concerning our helpline:
The main objectives of this report are to map the presence of cybersecurity initiatives, programs and curricular content in secondary education in Portugal, to compare these practices with other other European Union (EU) countries in order to identify good practices and recommend ways to improve the integration of cybersecurity into school curricula.
