Creating a safer connected world: Research and policy

KiDiCoTi – An exploration into families’ handling of emergency remote learning in the first lockdown

BIK Team

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission recently published new research into families’ digital lives and remote learning activities in 11 European countries during the COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020. 

Taking stock of the state of online safety ahead of Safer Internet Day 2021

Safer Internet Day Team

On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, we will join “Together for a better internet” to celebrate yet another edition of Safer Internet Day (SID) - though this time in a starkly different digital environment, compared to previous editions. Almost one year after the advent of the COVID-19 crisis and the changes it has brought about in our online habits, we review the new realities with regards to safety and well-being in the online sphere.

Dutch Media Literacy Network publish their report “Ten Years of Media Literacy Research”

Dutch Safer Internet Centre

The report “Ten Years of Media Literacy Research” is a summary of 90 studies that the Scientific Council of the Dutch Media Literacy Network has collected over the past two years. The Council brings together scientific knowledge about media literacy, determines where knowledge gaps lie and indicates what new research is needed.

Get involved in Safer Internet Day 2021!

Safer Internet Day Team

Safer Internet Day (SID) is fast approaching – on Tuesday, 9 February 2021, we will be millions around the globe, joining forces “Together for a better internet”. How do you plan to participate in the big day?

Media Literacy Week 2020 in the Netherlands – focus on health and media

Dutch Safer Internet Centre

What is your “digital balance”? That was the central question at the 2020 Media Literacy Week, which took place from Friday, 6 to Friday, 13 November, with a focus on health and media. Over the past year, the importance of media literacy and of proper digital balance was more evident than ever. The Week, co-organised by the Dutch Safer Internet Centre (SIC), was an inspiring success filled with online activities.

Libraries play a key role in Finnish media education

Finnish Safer Internet Centre

Among their numerous missions, public libraries in Finland aim to promote the versatile literacy skills of citizens. These skills can be developed with the help of media education, which is an essential part of the work of libraries in the promotion of active citizenship, equality and basic educational rights. Julia Alajärvi, Senior Adviser at the National Audiovisual Institute (Finnish Safer Internet Centre), offers some useful insights on the topic.