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  • Article
  • BIK Team
  • 30 June 2025

As the BIK+ strategy marks its third anniversary, two major milestones offer fresh insight into progress toward a safer and more inclusive digital world for children: the first full youth-centred evaluation of the strategy and the 2025 edition of the BIK Policy monitor. These provide evidence on what is effective, what needs improvement, and where urgent action is required to protect children's rights online in the EU.
The BIK+ strategy is three years old
  • Article
  • BIK Team
  • 11 May 2025

Three years ago, the European Commission adopted a new European strategy for a Better Internet for Kids (BIK+), to improve age-appropriate digital services and to ensure that every child is protected, empowered and respected online. We take this opportunity to reflect on the impact of the BIK+ strategy three years after its adoption, and to look at the many policy developments that have happened over the course of the past year.
Four aligned boxes of increasing height and different colours with the writing "Knowledge hub: Rules and guidelines".
  • Rule and guideline
  • access, inequalities and vulnerabilities, cyberbullying, cybersecurity, media literacy education

This strategy is an outcome of the Cybersecurity Strategy of the Republic of Cyprus, for the National Education/Information Program specifically for children, teachers and parents.

  • Cyprus

  • Implemented 2017 - Ongoing
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection, BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment
Four aligned boxes of increasing height and different colours with the writing "Knowledge hub: Rules and guidelines".
  • Rule and guideline
  • media literacy education, policy and regulation, cybersecurity

The vision of BIK+ strategy is for age-appropriate digital services, with every child in Europe protected, empowered and respected online, and no one left behind.

BIK+, a flagship initiative of the European Year of Youth 2022, proposes actions around three pillars:

  • Implemented 2022 - Ongoing
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection, BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment
Four aligned boxes of increasing height and different colours with the writing "Knowledge hub: Rules and guidelines".
  • Rule and guideline
  • digital and socia-cultural environment, policy and regulation

In 2022, the Commission proposed a list of digital rights and principles, so daily online life for everyone in the EU is better and safer. They say that people should be free to make their choices online and participate in online discussions and other activities. The internet should become a safer and more secure place, especially for children.

  • Implemented 2023 - Ongoing
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 1 - protection, BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment
Four aligned boxes of increasing height and different colours with the writing "Knowledge hub: Rules and guidelines".
  • access, inequalities and vulnerabilities, digital and socia-cultural environment
  • 29 April 2025

The Malta Diġitali Strategy sets out the national strategy for 2022-2027 and highlights how Malta intends to maintain its momentum as a leader in digital transformation while remaining mindful of social and economic opportunities and challenges that arise. It sets out how Government shall act not only in its traditional role as policy maker, promoter and regulator, but also as a catalyst for change through digitalisation alongside other social and economic actors. 
(Source: Malta Diġitali).

 

  • Malta

  • policy and decision makers
  • BIK+ strategy pillar 2 - empowerment
BIK annual report 2024
  • Article
  • BIK Team
  • 20 February 2025

The Better Internet for Kids (BIK) review of the year 2024 is released to coincide with Safer Internet Day celebrations, in February 2025. This report provides an overview of a multitude of stakeholder efforts to both protect and empower children and young people in their digital lives over the past year, when BIK has focused on making sure that young people are protected, respected, and equipped with the skills they need to thrive in the digital world.
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