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30/09/2024
| | | | Insafe Weekly UpdateBringing you the latest news on Better Internet for Kids (BIK+) and beyond... |
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| | | | | Platform redevelopment tasks | | | BIK platform redevelopment: launch date and onboarding for SIC Coordinators | 
The new BIK platform will launch next Monday, 7 October 2024. Onboarding for user accounts for the redeveloped BIK platform is now commencing. In a change to the previous platform, SIC Coordinators are invited to set up their accounts first. They will then have permission to set up user accounts for their own SIC staff members to streamline processes and ensure that the right colleagues in your SIC have access to the correct services. For those SIC Coordinators who responded to the Insafe Steering Committee mailing last week, you were sent an email outlining the first steps for creating your account earlier today. For those SIC Coordinators still to respond to the onboarding email, please do so as soon as possible. Onboarding for wider network members will commence next Monday, once the new site is live.
* The new platform uses EU Login, the European Commission's user authentication service. It allows authorised users to access a wide range of Commission web services using a single email address and password. Further details are provided in onboarding emails. | |
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| | Governance | | | Call for SIC representation in the BIK Advisory Board | | [NEW, FOR INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION] | The BIK Advisory Board provides the EC with a point of exchange on the ongoing implementation and future development of the BIK initiative, and supports effective relationships between all relevant stakeholders. SIC representation in the BIK Advisory Board is through two Safer Internet Centre Coordinators, and representation is rotated annually. The next BIK Advisory Board meeting will take place on the morning of Wednesday, 20 November 2024, in Brussels, Belgium (the day before SIF). SIC Coordinators are invited to express their interest in participating by contacting Rima by close of business on Friday, 11 October 2024. We take this opportunity to thank the Coordinators of SIC Germany and SIC Italy for proudly representing the network on the Board last year. | |
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| | Assessment and evaluation | | | Assessment platform submissions for helplines and hotlines | | [NEW, FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION] | | |
| | | First BIK+ strategy evaluation: The role of Safer Internet Centres – start of consultation activities | | [REMINDER, FOR PARTICIPATION] | Again, thank you to the many of you who are actively supporting the first evaluation of the BIK+ strategy. We appreciate your commitment and support. All SICs supporting the activity were sent the packages for consultation facilitators, including the items translated into the national language, earlier this month.All available language packages for consultation facilitators can also be downloaded via the BIK portal. NB: If you would like to improve the language of translated items to meet the needs of the group(s) you are consulting better, please do not hesitate to do so. If you choose to do so, please be so kind as to inform us about the adaptations by writing to BIKevaluation@betterinternetforkids.eu. To reiterate, the involvement of Safer Internet Centres in this activity entails: If you are interested in supporting the first BIK+ strategy evaluation but have not yet confirmed your participation, please write to us atBIKevaluation@betterinternetforkids.eu and download the package for consultation facilitators in your language through the BIK portal. | |
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| | Capacity building | | | Online meeting with TikTok | | [THIS WEEK, FOR INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION | An online meeting with TikTok will take place on Tuesday, 1 October 2024 at 12:00 CEST. It will provide an opportunity to hear about latest developments in safety and privacy on the platform, as well as to ask any questions; use this link to join the meeting. For further information, please contact Karl. For further information, please contact Karl. | |
| | | Insafe Training meeting (online): reminder to register | | [REMINDER, FOR INFORMATION AND ACTION] |
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| | | Insafe Training meeting (online): resource competition | | [FINAL REMINDER, FOR INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION] | As usual, a resource competition will take place as part of the upcoming Insafe Training meeting. All EC co-funded SICs are welcome to participate and have the chance to win €5,000, which must be used to make the resource accessible to the wider network. Typically, the funds would be used for translation and/or adaptation. The resource could be a video, brochure, book, research report, or learning materials - anything that would be of interest and use to the wider network. This edition of the resource competition will focus on parents and caregivers. SICs are invited to submit any resource that targets or is aimed at this particular group. The deadline for submissions is by COB today, Monday, 30 September 2024. Those wishing to participate should submit an entry using this short online form. Please remember that each country can only submit one resource. If you are unsure if a particular resource fits the requirements, please contact Karl or Annarita to discuss. Please find below an outline of the upcoming deadlines related to the resource competition: | COB on Monday, 30 September 2024 | Deadline for SICs to submit a resource proposal. | | Wednesday, 2 October 2024 | The gallery of submitted resource proposals will be available to view via the BIK community, and SICs can vote for their favourite. | | COB on Thursday, 10 October 2024 | Deadline for SICs to vote for their favourite resource proposal. | | Friday, 11 October 2024 | SICs will be informed if their resource proposal has been selected for presentation during the online Insafe Training meeting. | | Tuesday, 15 October 2024 | The most popular resource proposals will be showcased during the online Insafe Training meeting, and participants will be able to vote for their favourite. |
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| | Events and campaigns | | | Safer Internet Forum 2024: registration opens this week | | [UPDATED, FOR INFORMATION] | SIC Coordinators were sent a mailing earlier today explaining the schedule and registration process for this year's Safer Internet Forum (SIF), which will take place in hybrid form on Thursday, 21 November 2024. As last year, in-person attendance is again limited; however, online attendance from your SIC is unlimited. SIC Coordinators should respond to the mailing with the names of your in-person delegation as soon as possible. All other participants should register for online attendance using the link provided in the mailing. If you have any questions in the meantime, please contact saferinternetforum@betterinternetforkids.eu. | |
| | | Safer Internet Day 2025: meet Ally, the new Safer Internet Day mascot | | [UPDATED, FOR INFORMATION] | Over the summer months, a panel of BIK youth representatives have been working alongside professional designers to scope the development of a new Safer Internet Day mascot. Today, we introduce you to Ally - the results of their hard work! 
Please see this presentation to gain some insight into how the youth-led design process went*and the various deliberations the young people had to bring Ally to life, along with a brief style guide* to give you an insight into some of the adventures we have planned for Ally. Next week, we'll issue the editable design files so that SICs can start updating their resources. More generally, planning will now start to ramp up for Safer Internet Day (SID) 2025; keep checking the Insafe Weekly Update for the latest information. We kindly remind you that Safer Internet Day (SID) 2025 will be marked by a global day of focus on Tuesday, 11 February 2025, and events and activities will take place throughout the whole month, across Europe and the globe! Please contact the SID helpdesk with any questions regarding the 2025 campaign. * Both links point to the existing (old) BIK community - log in to access them. Links will be updated in next week's Weekly Update to point to the new platform. | |
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| | Dissemination | | | Approaching deadlines | | | | Deadline for SICs to submit a proposal for the Insafe Training meeting resource competition (see above) | Monday, 30 September 2024 (close of business) | | Deadline to submit responses to the DSA call for evidence on the protection of minors (see previous Weekly Updates) | Monday, 30 September 2024 (midnight Brussels time) | | Deadline for SIC Coordinators to express an interest in participating in the BIK Advisory Board (see above) | Close of business on Friday, 11 October 2024 | | Deadline for helplines and hotlines to submit Assessment Platform data for Q3 (see above) | Close of business on Friday, 11 October 2024 |
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| | Important dates to come | | | Update from TikTok | Tuesday, 1 October 2024 at 12:00 CEST (online) | All (see above) | INHOPE Summit 2024 | Tuesday, 8 - Wednesday, 9 October 2024 (hybrid: New York, United States and online) | Please note this item relates to wider INHOPE work not linked with BIK; see the link for further information | Insafe Training meeting | Tuesday, 15 to Thursday, 17 October 2024 (online) | See above |
| Friday, 18 October 2024 (online) at 9:30 CEST |
| Helplines early warning meeting | Friday, 25 October 2024 (online) at 11:00 CET | Helplines | Safer Internet Forum 2024
(and related activities) | w/c Monday, 18 November 2024 (with SIF taking place on Thursday, 21 November 2024 in hybrid format: Brussels, Belgium and online) | More details to follow nearer the time | Internet Governance Forum (IGF) 2024 | Sunday, 15 to Thursday, 19 December 2024 (Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) | More details to follow nearer the time | Safer Internet Day (SID) 2025 | Tuesday, 11 February 2025 (a global day of focus, with the promotion of activities throughout the whole month) | All – "Together for a better internet"
More details to follow nearer the time | Insafe/INHOPE joint training meeting | Wednesday, 19 and Thursday, 20 March, 2025 (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) | All – More details to follow nearer the time |
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