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Creating an equitable Information Society Insafe: empowering young people to optimise use of Internet. Janice Richardson. The challenge…. “Internet is socially shaped and socially embedded with the practices of everyday” Sonia Livingstone, UK children go online - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Creating an equitable Information Creating an equitable Information SocietySociety
Insafe: empowering Insafe: empowering young people to young people to optimise use of optimise use of
InternetInternetJanice Richardson
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The challenge…The challenge…“Internet is socially shaped and socially embedded with the practices
of everyday”Sonia Livingstone, UK children go online
• Divide hidden behind the digital divide – low internet users are less creative, effective users
• Increased opportunities bring increased risks
• Emerging technology shapes risks & vulnerability
• Awareness messages are built on expert knowledge
• No man is an island in the global world
• The media needs educating too
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The European responseThe European response
Provide an umbrella, multi-cultural structure to:
• Facilitate creation of synergy at national level
• Track emerging technology to signpost key issues
• Provide a virtual library of internet safety material
• Generate a European approach to internet safety
• Promote development of information literacy
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INSAFEINSAFEA double-edged strategy - EC Safer Internet
programme• European level: a coordinator for seamless,
effective synchronisation of actions• National level: awareness nodes to create
synergy and coordinate at national level
Network coordination node
National Internet
Safety
awareness
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National NodesNational Nodes
*Linked to national Hotline
*Spain *Belgium *Denmark *Finland
*Germany Greece Iceland Ireland
UnitedKingdom
*Italy *Poland Norway
*Portugal Netherlands
Sweden Austria
Slovenia *Lithuania Hungary Czech R.
Italy 2 France Finland 2
Luxembourg Latvia *Cyprus
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Representation per activity sectorRepresentation per activity sector
ISP
Telecommunications
Industry
Education
Media authority
Govt agency
Consumer protection
NGO
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Lessons learnedLessons learned
• Importance of benchmarking
• Relevance of academic & research findings
• Need for qualitative input - focus groups
• Multi-stakeholder approach to keep apace
• Implementation of actions in broader educational context
• Events (e.g. Safer Internet Day on 7th February) to reinforce impact
• Synergy vital at ALL levels
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Key events & milestonesKey events & milestones• Safer Internet Day 2005:
30 countries, almost 100 events; launch of story telling contest
• December 2005: launch of illustrated story book by children for children
• Safer Internet Day 2006 – worldwide blogathon, 37 participating countries, over 200 events
• Online repository for resource and good practice sharing
• Six training workshops for mutual knowledge
building
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contact INSAFEcontact INSAFE
European Schoolnet
www.saferinternet.org
Tel: +32 2 790 7577