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SAFER INTERNET IN ICELAND TABLE OF CONTENTS Safer Internet Programme 04 INSAFE 04 INHOPE 05 Safer Internet Programme in Iceland 05 Project Management 06 Program Implementation 06 Websites 07 Saft survey 2013 07 Parental agreements 07 Home and school annual journal 2012 07 Safer Internet Day 2013 08 Best children’s online content 08 The web we want 08 Play and learn: being online! 09 Consultations of the Youth Panel 09 Meetings with parents, teachers, peer-to-peer educators and students 09 Safer Internet forum 2012 10 TEDx 10 Fréttablaðið 10 Wait for yes! 11 Garbage Island and Homecoming 11 Signing of a contract 11 Helpline 12 Hotline 12 National Cooperation 13 Cooperation with the INSAFE network 14 Cooperation with the INHOPE network 14 Conclusion 14 Illustrations by Birgir Isar Guðbergsson, 12 years old. The project is co-funded by the European Union through the Safer Internet plus programme: http://ec.europa.eu/ information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm Save the Children á Íslandi SAFER INTERNET PROGRAMME Safer Internet Programme: Empowering of law enforcement bodies who exchange fighting illegal and harmful content on- and Protecting Children Online information and best practices related to line and actions promoting a safer online Young people and children are today criminal exploitation of the Internet in environment. amongst the biggest user groups of on- dissemination of child sexual abuse ma- line and mobile technologies in Europe. terial and a network of researchers who The Safer Internet programme has been The Safer Internet Programme aims at gather information about uses, risks and running since 1999. Three successive empowering and protecting children and consequences of online technologies for programmes have been adopted since young people online by awareness rais- children's lives. Industry-regulation is then, each one covering 4-5 years. ing initiatives and by fighting illegal and also encouraged. harmful online content and conduct. Within this programme Safer Internet Current programme (2009-2013): more Centres have been set up in 30 Europe- Safer Internet Centres: awareness rais- focus on grooming and bullying an countries. The Centres are also part ing and fighting illegal content Safer Internet 2009-2013 builds on the of a European network called INSAFE The Safer Internet Centres, present in success of the previous programme and (www.saferinternet.org) which is co- 30 European countries, develop informa- will have a budget of €55 million. The ordinated by the European Schoolnet tion/awareness raising material and or- new programme will fight not only illegal (www.eun.org) and Inhope, the Interna- ganize information sessions for children, content but also harmful conduct such as tional Association of Internet Hotlines parents and teachers. They also receive grooming and bullying. Funds will also (www.inhope.org). reports on illegal content found on the serve to develop expert knowledge about Internet and give advice on how to stay existing and emerging uses, risks and safe online. The Centres have also set up consequences of online technologies for youth panels that are consulted on safer children's lives, including the technical, Internet issues and information mate- psychological and sociological aspects of rial. online-related child sexual abuse. A multi-stakeholder approach leading Making the Internet safer over the to complementary activities years: a chronology of the different pro- The Safer Internet Programme brings to- grammes gether stakeholders who can contribute The Safer Internet plus programme cov- to make the Internet safer: it funds, in ered the period 2005–2008 with € 45 mil- particular, a network of NGOs active in lion worth of funding. It covered mainly the field of child welfare online, a network public awareness activities, actions for INSAFE Insafe is a network of national nodes that lines. Visit the Safer Internet plus pro- to bridge the digital divide between home coordinate internet safety awareness gramme for further details. and school and between generations. in Europe. The network is set up and co- funded within the framework of the Eu- The mission of the Insafe cooperation Insafe partners monitor and address ropean Commission’s Safer Internet plus network is to empower citizens to use emerging trends, while seeking to rein- Programme which comprises four action the internet, as well as other online force the image of the web as a place to technologies, positively, safely and ef- learn. They endeavour to raise aware- fectively. The network calls for shared ness about reporting harmful or illegal responsibility for the protection of the content and services. Through close co- rights and needs of citizens, in particu- operation between partners and other lar children and youths, by government, actors, Insafe aims to raise Internet educators, parents, media, industry and safety-awareness standards and support all other relevant actors. Insafe partners the development of information literacy work closely together to share best prac- for all. tice, information and resources. The net- work interacts with industry, schools and families in the aim of empowering people 4 SAFER INTERNET IN ICELAND INHOPE INHOPE is the International Association ensuring swift action is taken in respond- to become members by providing of Internet Hotlines and coordinates a ing to reports of illegal content making consultation and training to meet network of Internet Hotlines all over the the internet a safer place. To achieve this best practice standards. world, supporting them in responding to mission, INHOPE has five specific objec- • To promote a better understanding reports of illegal content to make the In- tives: of the work of hotlines to policymak- ternet safer. It was founded in 1999 and • To establish policies and best prac- ers at an international level, includ- has grown to a network of 41 Hotlines in tice standards for hotlines and ing government, law enforcement 36 countries across the globe. This was encourage exchange of expertise and other related bodies, with the achieved with funding and support from among members through foster- aim of achieving better co-operation the European Commission under the ing good working relationships and internationally. Safer Internet Program. In recent years trust. • To raise awareness of INHOPE and Internet usage and connectivity have • To ensure rapid and effective re- member hotlines with key stake- grown rapidly. It has changed the way sponse to illegal content reports holders as well as the general public we communicate, the way we do business around the world by developing con- as a “one stop shop” for global re- and ultimately the way we live. Sadly sistent, effective and secure mecha- ports of illegal content from around there are those who use this technology nisms for exchanging reports be- the world especially Child Sexual for illegal activities especially spreading tween Hotlines internationally and Abuse Material. Child Sexual Abuse Material. ensuring a coordinated approach is taken. The mission of INHOPE is: • To expand the network of INHOPE To support and enhance the performance Hotlines around the world by iden- of Internet Hotlines around the World; tifying and supporting new Hotlines SAFER INTERNET PROGRAMME IN ICELAND Heimili and skóli, the National Parent As- schools (elementary and upper level) and sociation in Iceland, has been the Nation- individual parents. The Icelandic Red Cross runs the 1717 al Awareness Node for Internet Safety Helpline for people who need assist- in Iceland since 2004. The name created Barnaheill – Save the Children Iceland ance because of grief, anxiety, distress, for the awareness raising efforts is Sam- has operated a Hotline since November depression or suicidal thoughts can call félag, fjölskylda og tækni (Community, 2001. The Hotline has worked very close- the Red Cross help line free of charge 24 Family and Technology), with the acro- ly with the National Police and with other hours a day. The phone line also has a cru- nym SAFT. The project aims are to raise Hotlines. The hotline is a member of the cial function during times of emergency. awareness on the safe and positive use of international organisation INHOPE, and More than a hundred volunteers from the Internet and new media among chil- participates actively in the development the Red Cross Reykjavík Branch operate dren, parents, teachers, policy makers, of INHOPE. the phone line, having received training and the ICT industry in Iceland. to do so. 1717 is a toll free number and National Commissioner of Police is in the phone call does not appear on the Heimili og skóli is the overall coordinator charge of analysing reports and partner phone bill. The Red Cross coordinates the for the Safer Internet Centre, coordina- with Barnaheill – Save the Children Ice- helpline activities. tor for awareness actions and technical land in running the hotline. The National coordinator for awareness, hotline and Police investigates leads and forward helpline. Heimili and skóli is the National them to Barnaheill who uploads data to Parent Association in Iceland, independ- the IHRMS database – both will coop- ent of government, political parties and erate with other INHOPE hotlines. The religious organisations. Its members are National Police will also forward leads to parent’s councils and organisations of all Europol and Interpol. ANNUAL PUBLIC REPORT 2012 - 2013 5 PROJECT MANAGEMENT A Steering Committee has been established for the new SAFT Our Steering