Participation at the high level round table and
European Awards Ceremony for Best Online Content for Kids in Brussels
POSCON will
take part in the future looking round table organized by the European
Commission and chaired by the Director General of DG CONNECT Robert
Madelin in Brussels in
the afternoon of February 11. The event
brings together key stakeholders from all sides of the digital community: Safer
Internet network, industry representative of the CEO Coalition, young people,
representatives and experts from Member States, NGOs and researchers, as well
as representatives from different Commission and EU services.
The debate will
be followed by a speech by Vice-President Neelie Kroes at the European Award
ceremony for Best Online Content for Kids Award where the European winners of the
Award will be announced. The Thematic Network POSCON was intensively involved
in the preparations for the European Award For Best
Content For Kids and has shaped the main features of the
competition and delivered the concept and suggestions on how to organize and
run the competition.
POSCON Network Member on Safer Internet Day
2014:
Various POSCON Network Members also participate in or organize SID
events themselves. Below you can find a couple of examples:
Czech Republic - Safer Internet Center
The SID
2014 will be opened traditionally by the press conference - a range of events
and documents will be introduced to media. First of all the fourth annual round
of the nationwide competition: Schools, public libraries, public internet
access points, organisations and individuals as well as the Czech network of
information centers for youth will be invited to organize different events –
lessons, workshops, discussions, exhibitions - promoting the safer use of the
internet. The events will be announced on the Saferinternetday.cz web and displayed on the map of the Czech Republic. The most
popular events will be awarded a Czech Safer Internet Day 2014 prize. For more
information please visit:
http://www.saferinternetday.org/web/czech-republic/home
Denmark - MovieStarPlanet
The events for SID 2014 will be organised and produced within the
MovieStarPlanet online community: There will be events on safer internet issues
and creating a better internet together. Children can take part in the theme
and update their knowledge to gain new insights into online safety. Special pop
ups with messages about SID 2014 will appear within the game, when users log
on. Many other actions will be taken to promote SID 2014. For more
information please visit: http://www.saferinternetday.org/web/moviestarplanet-aps/home
MovieStarPlanet
will also be attending the Danish Safer Internet Centre special debate at SID,
taking place at the Danish Media Council.
Germany
fragFINN
FINN’s web rallye: On the search engine for children www.fragfinn.de children
can complete an online quiz of 9 tricky questions raising awareness on safer
internet issues. All answers can be searched on participating websites for
children: http://www.fragfinn.de/kinderliste/quiz.html
School workshop at Christburg primary school in Berlin: Based on the
children’s guidebook “Internet guide for kids” fragFINN has developed three stations focusing on different safer
internet topics. During games, group work and practical exercises children will
learn how to use search engines, how to safely communicate in chats or social
networks and how to protect their personal data online. The event is organized
together with the German child welfare association Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk
(DKHW) and the Voluntary Self-Monitoring Organisation of Multimedia Service
Providers (FSM).
jugendschutz.net/klick-tipps.net
jugendschutz.net will present its media
pedagogical services “Klick-Tipps.net” (weekly
recommendation of positive content and services for children) and “Meine
Startseite” (“My Homepage” for children) in the context of a day of action in
the Museum of Communication in Frankfurt/Main. http://www.mfk-frankfurt.de/safe-internet-day/
LMK / klicksafe
LMK as
coordinator of the German Awareness Centre klicksafe initiates and coordinates
activities and events on Safer Internet Day and collects and publishes
information on all SID projects on www.klicksafe.de/sid. As the central element of the SID
campaign klicksafe will organise a press conference in Berlin in cooperation
with several partners. New material for parents on the topic of "mobile
internet" will be published on SID; furthermore, klicksafe offers a range
of online materials and activities for schools and everyone interested around
the topics "better internet" and "mobile internet", at www.klicksafe.de/sid and www.klicksafe.de/sid-mitmachen.
Greece
A high
profile conference for celebrating the SAFER INTERNET DAY 2014: “Lets Create a
Better Internet Together” will take place at the premises of the National
Centre for Scientific Research DEMOKRITOS (NCSR “D”) in Greece on February 11,
with 460 registered attendees. The conference which is co-organised by the
Greek Safer Internet Centre (SIC) and NCSR D under the auspices of the Greek
Ministry of Education and Religion will be moderated in its entirety by SIC’s
Youth Panel, showcasing the safe and creative Internet. In the conference, a
theatrical festival will take place on the day of SID 2014, where 6 shortlisted
theatrical sketches by primary schools and kindergartens will be performed in
front of an audience and a jury will nominate the top three. 17 music videos
created by high school for SID2014, will be shown in the conference foyer,
while 4 of the schools-creators, will answer questions about how we can all
together make the Internet a better place. Furthermore, hundreds of poems about
the safe and creative Internet will be showcased on special walls in the
conference foyer. The conference will be also broadcasted live at http://vod.sch.gr/video/iptv/646.
Institute of Informatics and Telecommunications
website: https://www.iit.demokritos.gr/news/saferinternetday2014
National Centre for Scientific Research
DEMOKRITOS website: http://www.demokritos.gr/Contents.aspx?lang=gr&CatId=1042&View=18
Iceland - Safer Internet Center Iceland
On SID 2014
SAFT will organize a one day conference. The first part of the conference will
focus on this year’s SID topic. The latter part is organized as a follow up to
the first Icelandic IGF meeting held at SID 2011, with number of different
workshop and with participation of different stakeholders. The Ministry of
Education, Culture and Science, Ministry of Welfare and Ministry of Interior
will participate – all ministers will address the conference. The Youth Panel
will play a big role, i.e. in preparation and sitting in the panel of six
workshops organized. As previously the conference will be streamed online. The
SID spot will be aired online on all 3 major TV stations in Iceland on SID. For more information please visit: http://www.saferinternetday.org/web/iceland/home
The Netherlands
Mijn Kind
Online organises a symposium about the near future of the internet and the
consequences for parenting and teaching: Internet has caused a revolution.
What did it bring children and what can we expect in the future? What are the
challenges? What do we have to know as parents and as professional to guide
children and youngsters in a good way?
Several speakers will talk about privacy and technology related to
youngsters. http://mijnkindonline.nl/artikelen/symposium-mijn-kind-online-11-februari
Mijn Kind
Online will also launch the new publication 'The best free apps for
children'.
Further
events will be e.g. a talk show about misuse of privacy-information from
children. http://www.saferinternetday.nl/ or the premiere of Like, an interactive theatershow for
youngsters about cyberbullying. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjR8F_E5zY8
Portugal - The Foundation for Science and
Technology (FCT)
The
Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) prepared a kit with all the
resources and tutorials of the Safer Internet Centre (SIC) developed for
awareness and training initiatives for children, teenagers, educators, parents
and social workers. Then, all over the country, Municipalities, Public libraries,
NGO's, Digital Inclusion Centres, Public Libraries, School Libraries, City
Halls, Parishes, Cultural and Leisure Associations, amongst other institutions
that work towards the improvement of digital literacy and digital safety,
received an invitation to promote activities locally. The SIC provides guidance
and physical tools to support the activities. More than 45000 booklets and
leaflets are being sent. These activities will take place between the 10th and
the 28th of February 2014. For more information please visit: http://www.saferinternetday.org/web/portugal/home
United Kingdom
From 12-8pm on Safer Internet Day, the UK
Safer Internet Centre will present SID TV online, a live TV show at www.saferinternetdaytv.com with advice and practical
information from experts and providers such as Facebook, Twitter and BT for
teachers, young people and parents on internet safety and issues such as
cyberbullying, sexting, parental controls, reporting and privacy.
Also further events will happen for the
day in the UK, e.g.
- Safer Internet Day quiz – for young people, schools and families
- Films on our YouTube channel to promote the day
- 400 organisations have already registered to support the day
- Beth Tweddle, Olympic gymnast and Dancing on Ice star, has pledged her support for SID
- The SID youth event at Microsoft’s offices will be opened by Maria Miller MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Beth Tweddle
- Advice for parents – including conversation starters and top tips
- Youth page to encourage young people to get creative and be a good friend online this SID
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