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BIK Team
02 May 2024

In the spotlight: Safer Internet Centre in the Netherlands

As part of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Quality Assurance Programme (QAP), the Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Teams are jointly conducting a set of 15 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. On Tuesday, 23 January 2024, a national visit to the premises of Offlimits in Amsterdam was organised by the Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Team.

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access, inequalities and vulnerabilities, conduct-related issues, digital and socia-cultural environment, fake news, Internet usage, practices and engagement
01 January 2023

JIM Study 2023: Basic study on media use among 12- to 19-year-olds

The JIM (Youth, Information, Media) study series is organised by the Media Education Research Association Southwest (mpfs), a cooperation of the State Institute for Communications in Baden-Württemberg (LFK) and the Media Authority Rhineland-Palatinate, annually since 1998 in cooperation with Südwestrundfunk (SWR). The report investigates the repertoire of media available to young people, including their access to and use of computers/laptops, televisions, smartphones, game consoles and streaming services.

Germany

policy and decision makers
BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection

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access, inequalities and vulnerabilities, digital and socia-cultural environment, excessive use, gaming, Internet usage, practices and engagement
01 January 2023

KIM Study 2022: Basic study on media use of 6- to 13-year-olds

The KIM study (Children, Internet, Media) has been carried out in Germany since 1999 to understand how children use media. The 2022 edition found that children often use digital media alone and without supervision – especially digital games and the Internet. Two thirds of parents also did not use any technical options for youth media protection such as filters or security settings.

Germany

policy and decision makers
BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection

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Jacqueline Beauchere: Global Digital Safety Advocate at Microsoft
27 July 2021

Positive online civility trends reversed one year into the pandemic, new Microsoft study shows

Teenagers and adults in 18 countries said perceptions of online civility have deteriorated one year into the global pandemic, with respondents in Poland, Philippines, Italy, Germany and Hungary reporting the sharpest net-negative sentiment, new Microsoft research shows.

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Cyprus Safer Internet Centre
01 April 2021

Online conference “Together for a better internet” Safer Internet Day 2021 in Cyprus

On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, as part of Safer Internet Day, an online conference was held in Cyprus with huge success. Titled "Together for a better internet", the conference was organised by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, with the support of the partners of the Cyprus Safer Internet Centre (SIC) – CYberSafety and the National Strategy for a Better Internet for the Children of Cyprus. This year, the conference was held online due to the special conditions arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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French Safer Internet Centre
01 April 2021

Safer Internet Day 2021 in France

Taking place in a very unusual context, the 2021 edition of Safer Internet Day (SID) in France mainly focused on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the daily lives of children and families.

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Danish Safer Internet Centre
31 March 2021

Danish Safer Internet Centre launches gaming activities and a new survey

A new, national survey shows that Danish children and young people love playing games! The Danish Safer Internet Centre (SIC), therefore, celebrated Safer Internet Day (SID) 2021 by launching a range of materials and activities on gaming, targeting parents and professionals working with children and young people.

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Greek Safer Internet Centre
31 March 2021

Online learning tips for children with attention deficit disorder

The pandemic has accelerated students' use of e-learning, but while it has helped them continue the educational process, it has also created some challenges. According to online research conducted in Greece by the Department of Philosophy and Pedagogy of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the biggest difficulties are related to the lack of equipment and poor connections of students.

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Lithuanian Safer Internet Centre
31 March 2021

Together for a better internet in Lithuania on Safer Internet Day 2021

In the face of the global pandemic, the internet has become our daily platform for learning, working, entertainment and communication. However, besides all the good things, cyberspace is full of many dangers: harmful content, hatred, personal data use and others. On 9 February 2021, Lithuania, together with approximately 200 other countries, celebrated the international Safer Internet Day (SID), hosting various campaigns to draw attention to online safety.

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UK Safer Internet Centre
29 March 2021

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!

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