Creating a safer connected world: Organisations and industry

Happy World Children’s Day 2021!

BIK Team

Today, 20 November 2021, we celebrate World Children’s Day, a United Nations observance to promote international togetherness and awareness among children worldwide, and to improve children's welfare.

The first KID_ACTIONS EU Policy, Research and Practitioners Forum is almost here!

KID_ACTIONS Team

In less than two weeks, on the 29 and 30 November 2021, the first KID_ACTIONS EU policy, Research and Practitioners Forum will take place in Trento, Italy. Educators, researchers, youth workers, professors, people from the IT sector and many more, will travel to Trento to take part in this forum on-site or will join the forum online. The different stakeholders will gather to discuss the important matter of preventing and responding to cyberbullying. Make sure to join this event if you are interested in or working (indirectly) on the topic of cyberbullying. 

Insafe network meets online to discuss fake news, misinformation, and disinformation

BIK Team

Today, the Insafe network of European Safer Internet Centres (SICs) begins a two-day training meeting online. This event is an opportunity to facilitate sharing of experience and good practice between network countries, and to explore areas of common ground and opportunities for closer working between awareness raising, helpline, and youth participation strands.

Background, foundation and development of the Safer Internet Ambassador network in Lithuania

Lithuanian Safer Internet Centre

The 21st century is an age where digital technologies are evolving at an enormous pace and changing people’s lives, work, and social interactions. Digital technologies offer several opportunities for improvement, including faster access to information, a more diverse and wider communication and collaboration network, easier access to knowledge – but also new challenges and risks.

Safer Internet Ambassadors in Latvia improve their knowledge during the fifth annual training

Latvian Safer Internet Centre

The annual training of Safer Internet Ambassadors (SIAs) in Latvia was dedicated to the latest trends and online risks, as well learning about new media literacy approaches. The training was organised for the fifth time since the Latvian Safer Internet Centre launched its Internet Ambassadors Programme in 2017.

October is European Cybersecurity Month!

BIK Team

This October marks once again the European Union's European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM), with the aim of promoting online security among EU citizens. The annual cybersecurity awareness campaign is coordinated by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and the European Commission, and supported by the Member States and hundreds of partners from Europe and beyond.