Italian Safer Internet Centre
About the organisation
The Italian Safer Internet Centre (SIC) promotes a safer and better use of the internet among children, parents and teachers. It organises awareness and dissemination activities and a media campaign in cooperation with the main stakeholders working in the field. The project is coordinated by the Ministry of Education, University and Research in partnership with the main Italian organisations that work for a safer and better internet for kids. The main partners are the National Ombudsperson for Childhood and Adolescence, Ministry of Internal Affairs – Postal and Communication Police, University of Florence, University of Rome "La sapienza", Save the Children Italy, SOS Il Telefono Azzurro, EDI non-profit organisation, the Movimento Difesa del Cittadino, and Skuola.net.
Awareness centre
Description:- To organise online and offline training activities involving and supporting schools in a process of updating and/or developing and adopting internal policies or regulations to deal effectively with issues related to online safety and positive use of ICT by young people. In particular this activity is based on a school policy enforcement approach. The long-term objective of this initiative is that of ensuring the introduction of an eSafety Policy in each school. The policy should include prevention measures and effective handling of problematic situations that may arise within the school context, and the appropriate measures for facilitating and promoting the use of ICT in the school didactics.
- To arrange a digital platform to provide schools with educational resources: Generazioniconnesse.it linked to the EU core service platforms.
- To organise events and workshops targeting youth professionals at local level - in conjunction with the work in schools - and participate in their events.
- To produce resources and tools targeting students, parents and teachers that will be available online and offline.
- To implement a communication campaign promoted through three main channels: television, social networks and in schools, through an ad hoc creative competition.
- To organise events including national/local events for Safer Internet Day and participate in relevant events organised by third parties.
- To establish and maintain a youth panel where children and young people can express their views and exchange knowledge and experiences concerning their use of online technologies and contribute to the design of awareness-raising actions, tools and material.
- To promote the hotline and helpline to decision makers and relevant actors in key sectors (industry, law enforcement authorities, officials responsible for protection of minors, child welfare organisations) and to target groups.
Helpline
Description:Hotline
Description:Youth participation
Description:Key successes
- Implementation of programmes to increase education on and awareness of safe use of the internet (for children adolescents, parents, teachers and educators).
- One helpline, a service for children, adolescents, and adults who can obtain support and advice about problems related to the use of digital and online technologies or internet safety.
- Two hotlines to allow internet users to report illegal content.
- Activities involving children and young people (6 - 18 years old), teachers and parents (particularly within the school setting) and youth professionals.
- A nationwide communication campaign using different online and offline channels to provide the project's messages and resources with as much visibility as possible.
Key partners/supporters
- Governmental bodies and authorities
- Representatives of associations and confederations of students and parents
- Independent authorities
- Companies providing core postal services
- Google and YouTube
- Facebook Italy
- Telecom Italia
- Many other relevant ICT and telecommunications companies.
