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  • Rule and guideline
  • cybersecurity, data privacy

National Cybersecurity Strategy 2020-2025

The National Cybersecurity Strategy 2020-2025 (Εθνική Στρατηγική Κυβερνοασφάλειας 2020-2025) is responsible for setting and implementing timely and preventive responses to protect the country against cyberattacks. It includes actions to raise awareness of personal data protection, particularly focusing on children. 
(Source: National Cybersecurity Strategy).

Entities responsible for implementation: National Cyber Security Authority of the Ministry of Digital Governance.
 

  • Greece

  • Implemented 2020 - 2025
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection, BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment
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  • Rule and guideline
  • data privacy, technical settings

Code for Children’s Rights

Commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, together with Waag technology & society, the Centre for Law and Digital Technologies (eLaw) of Leiden University has produced the code after consulting with children, designers, tech developers and other experts.  The Code for Children's Rights enshrines ten principles to guide developers and designers when developing digital services for children. The code builds on laws and regulations to ensure that the design process prioritises the best interests of the child, transparency and privacy.

  • Netherlands

  • Implemented 2021 - Ongoing
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
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  • Rule and guideline
  • content-related issues, data privacy, technical settings

Guide to Social Networking Security

The aim of this guidance is to inform children over 13 about cybersecurity and reporting mechanisms in social media, addressing privacy and security settings. They also provide details of relevant agencies to contact in dealing with cases of online violence, harm, or problems with safety and security. 
(Source: Guide).

Entities responsible for implementation: Latvian Internet Centre /  Latvijas Drošāka Interneta Centrs.

  • Latvia

  • Implemented 2023 - Ongoing
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection
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  • Resource
  • Swedish Safer Internet Centre
  • 04 December 2024

Your Rights Online

The educational material "Your Rights Online" deals with children's rights on the internet and is aimed at school librarians and school counselors, as well as children and young people (age 10-16). The material can be linked to the Swedish curriculum and therefore also be used by, or together with teachers. The material contains: the Convention on the Rights of the Child, GDPR, algorithms, and information on where to find help and support. 

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  • Guide to app

DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo is an regular internet search engine that provides privacy to the user.
  • +4
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  • Article
  • Romanian Safer Internet Centre
  • 28 June 2024

Cyberbullying in the digital age

In today's digital age, navigating the online world comes with challenges, especially for children and adolescents. Cyberbullying has emerged as a significant concern, impacting young individuals' mental health and well-being. Initiatives like the Ora de Net project aim to provide comprehensive support and education to children, parents, and education professionals to recognise the importance of addressing these issues.
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  • Article
  • BIK Team
  • 02 May 2024

In the spotlight: Safer Internet Centres Austria and Malta

As part of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Quality Assurance Programme (QAP), the Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Teams are jointly conducting a set of fifteen 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 15-16 January 2024, the Insafe-INHOPE coordination team organised an online cluster meeting with the Austrian and Maltese SICs.
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  • Article
  • BIK Team
  • 24 October 2023

The Insafe network meets to discuss the Digital Services Act (DSA) and AI at the Insafe Training meeting

Today, another edition of the bi-annual Insafe Training meeting kicks off. The event is an opportunity for the Insafe network of European Safer Internet Centres (SICs) to meet to facilitate the sharing of experience and good practices between network countries, to explore areas of common ground, and opportunities for closer working between awareness raising, helpline, and youth participation strands. The October 2023 Insafe Training meeting is held online, and includes three mornings of sessions on exploring the opportunities and challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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  • Article
  • Swedish Safer Internet Centre
  • 28 September 2023

Empowering the next generation: youth co-creates a seminar at a democracy festival

Youth participation was the key to success when the Swedish Safer Internet Centre (SIC) recently arranged a seminar at Almedalen Week on the isle of Gotland. High school student Huda Omar, who was also the moderator of the seminar, said it is important to give children and youth real and concrete opportunities to be involved.
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