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2022-08-12
media literacy/education 
BIK Team Today marks International Youth Day 2022. Every year on 12 August, the day is celebrated all around the globe. The day was initiated by the United Nations (UN) in 1998, to bring youth issues to the attention of the international community as half of the people on our planet are 30 or younger, and this is expected to reach 57% by the end of 2030.
2022-08-11
media literacy/education, potentially harmful content BIK Team In the beginning of July, the second webinar of the SIC+ programme took place with a focus on the role of parents and awareness raising activities that address parents. Three organisations shared their knowledge and resources on this topic: COFACE Families Europe, Child Focus and Mediawijs. This article presents the key takeaways of this webinar, including links to relevant resources on the topic of the role of parents and awareness raising activities for online safety.
2022-08-03
media literacy/education, online reputation BIK Team As part of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Quality Assurance Programme (QAP), the Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Teams are jointly conducting a set of fourteen country visits to national Safer Internet Centres (SICs) to better understand what is happening in the Member States: monitoring emerging issues and challenges, identifying good practices to be shared, and harvesting the results of the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) policy. On 30 March 2022, the Insafe-INHOPE Coordination Team visited the Hungarian Safer Internet Centre in Budapest.
2022-07-30
love, relationships, sexuality (online), media literacy/education, sexting BIK Team Today marks the International Day of Friendship, celebrated every year on 30 July. The day was initiated by the United Nations (UN) in 2011 to promote "friendship between peoples, countries, cultures and individuals" as a way to "inspire peace efforts and build bridges between communities".
2022-07-26
media literacy/education Belgian Safer Internet Centre Many parents don’t know how to talk to their children about all things happening online. That is why Child Focus provides media education for parents to teach them about what young people are doing and how to deal with it.
2022-07-20
love, relationships, sexuality (online), media literacy/education, sexting Luxembourg Safer Internet Centre This new teaching unit for secondary school teachers and educators intends to raise awareness among young people about the risks related to sexting. It is based on a fictional story about a young girl who becomes a victim when exchanging intimate content.
2022-07-19
media literacy/education Polish Safer Internet Centre The largest conference in Poland on online threats and safety will take place on 27-30 September 2022. Experts from all over Europe will gather to discuss a broad spectrum of issues related to the safety of children and young people on the internet. This year's conference programme will include, among other topics, excessive internet use and online-offline balance in the post-pandemic era, risky behaviour of youth, cyberbullying and hate speech online.
2022-07-15
media literacy/education BIK Team Today marks the World Youth Skills Day 2022. Every year on 15 July, the day is celebrated around the world to promote the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship. The day has been founded by the United Nations (UN).
2022-07-13
media literacy/education, potentially harmful content Greek Safer Internet Centre It is a natural instinct for parents and carers to want to protect their children from dreadful and unpleasant events, but it is instead crucial for parents to be willing and able to talk to children about wars and other emergency situations, in a child-appropriate way. The Greek Safer Internet Centre has developed a resource to assist parents, carers and educators in navigating this difficult topic with young people.
2022-07-08
media literacy/education, potentially harmful content Belgian Safer Internet Centre Children listen to the radio, watch TV, read articles in newspapers or online. It is not possible, nor advisable, to hide all the bad news from them. We cannot allow our children to grow up in a golden cage. They have a right to information. But how do you deal with painful subjects like terrorist attacks or wars? First, consider the age of the child. It is best to protect small children and pre-schoolers as much as possible and keep them away from images and information.
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