Creating a safer connected world: Teachers, educators and professionals

International Day of Families 2021

BIK Team

15 May marks the United Nations International Day of Families. It offers the opportunity to raise awareness around issues related to families and the social, economic, and demographic processes affecting them. This year’s theme is the impact of new technologies on the well-being of families.

The INHOPE Annual Report 2020 is here!

INHOPE

2020 has undoubtedly been an unprecedented year, characterised by increased online presence, distance learning and teleworking. How has the situation impacted on children’s and youth online safety? INHOPE is involved in the fight against child sexual abuse material (CSAM) online with its network of hotlines. In its Annual Report 2020, it analyses the evolution of such sensitive content. Some of the key statistics and highlights are summarised below.

Simple ways to address disinformation and foster media literacy in your classroom

eTwinning

The Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Team recently wrote an article for eTwinning, the community for schools in Europe, on how education professionals can tackle disinformation and misinformation and foster media literacy in your classroom. The article is reproduced below, with permission from the eTwinning Team, and available in 29 languages on the eTwinning platform.

Celebrating a great Safer Internet Day in Spain

Spanish Safer Internet Centre

The traditional Safer Internet Day (SID) celebration in Spain was marked, for the first time, with an online event due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions. INCIBE, the coordinator of the Spanish Safer Internet Centre (SIC), hosted the event over two days, 9-10 February 2021, under the slogan of “Together for a better internet: more connected, more secure”.

International Girls in ICT Day 2021

BIK Team

Thursday, 22 April 2021 is the International Girls in ICT Day. This global initiative of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) aims at raising awareness of empowering and encouraging girls and young women to consider careers and studies in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs).

A hybrid strategy for marking Safer Internet Day in Russia

Russian Safer Internet Centre

In 2021, Safer Internet Day (SID) in Russia was again held in the traditional form of Safe Runet Week, well known since 2008. Although some COVID-related restrictions for mass events were still in place, generally the programme for the week stayed as intensive as before the pandemic. The main difference was a shift for most events to online and the adoption of a “hybrid” strategy, having both offline and online participation in Safer Internet Day activities.