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Final Public Report 2012 - 2014 SAFER INTERNET IN ICELAND FINAL PUBLIC REPORT 2012 - 2014 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 Annual Journals 2012-2014 08 Safer Internet Day 2013 08 Safer Internet Day 2014 08 Best children’s online content 09 PAXEL123.com: THE EUROPEAN AWARD FOR BEST CONTENT FOR KIDS 09 Parental guidelines 09 The web we want 10 Play and learn: being online! 10 Consultations of the Youth Panel 10 Meetings with parents, teachers, peer-to-peer educators and students 11 Safer Internet forum 2012 and 2013 11 TEDx 12 Daily Newspaper 12 Wait for yes! 12 Stand by Yourself 13 Garbage Island and Homecoming 13 Magazine, Videos and Magnet 13 Smartphone and Tablets 14 Hate Speech 14 Cyber-hygiene 14 Media Literacy 15 Allir snjallir! (Everyone Smart!) 15 Signing of a contract 15 Helpline 16 Hotline 16 National Cooperation 17 Cooperation with the INSAFE network 18 Cooperation with the INHOPE network 18 Conclusion 18 Illustrations by Birgir Isar Guðbergsson, 13 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 in Iceland 04 Final Public Report 2012 - 2014 SAFER INTERNET PROGRAMME Safer Internet Programme: Empowering and Protecting Children Online Young people and children are today amongst the biggest user groups of online and mobile technologies in Europe. The Safer In- ternet Programme aims at empowering and protecting children and young people online by awareness raising initiatives and by fighting illegal and harmful online content and conduct. Safer Internet Centres: awareness raising and fighting illegal content The Safer Internet Centres, present in 31 European countries, develop information/awareness raising material and organize information sessions for children, parents and teachers. They also receive reports on illegal content found on the Internet and give advice on how to stay safe online. The Centres have also set up youth panels that are consulted on safer Internet issues and information material. A multi-stakeholder approach leading to complementary psychological and sociological aspects of online-related child sexual activities abuse. The Safer Internet Programme brings together stakeholders who can contribute to make the Internet safer: it funds, in particular, a net- Making the Internet safer over the years: a chronology of work of NGOs active in the field of child welfare online, a network of the different programmes law enforcement bodies who exchange information and best practic- The Safer Internet plus programme covered the period 2005–2008 es related to criminal exploitation of the Internet in dissemination of with € 45 million worth of funding. It covered mainly public awareness child sexual abuse material and a network of researchers who gather activities, actions for fighting illegal and harmful content online and information about uses, risks and consequences of online technolo- actions promoting a safer online environment. gies for children’s lives. Industry-regulation is also encouraged. The Safer Internet programme has been running since 1999. Three Current programme: more focus on grooming and bullying successive programmes have been adopted since then, each one cov- Safer Internet 2009-2013 builds on the success of the previous pro- ering 4-5 years. gramme and will have a budget of €55 million. The new programme will fight not only illegal content but also harmful conduct such Within this programme Safer Internet Centres have been set up in 31 as grooming and bullying. Funds will also serve to develop expert European countries. The Centres are also part of a European network knowledge about existing and emerging uses, risks and consequenc- called INSAFE (www.saferinternet.org) which is coordinated by the es of online technologies for children’s lives, including the technical, European Schoolnet (www.eun.org) and Inhope, the International Association of Internet Hotlines (www.inhope.org). INSAFE Insafe is a network of national nodes that tion of the rights and needs of citizens, in endeavour to raise awareness about report- coordinate internet safety awareness in Eu- particular children and youths, by govern- ing harmful or illegal content and services. rope. The network is set up and co-funded ment, educators, parents, media, industry Through close cooperation between partners within the framework of the European Com- and all other relevant actors. Insafe partners and other actors, Insafe aims to raise Inter- mission’s Safer Internet plus Programme work closely together to share best practice, net safety-awareness standards and support which comprises four action lines. Visit the information and resources. The network in- the development of information literacy for Safer Internet plus programme for further teracts with industry, schools and families in all. details. the aim of empowering people to bridge the digital divide between home and school and The mission of the Insafe cooperation net- between generations. work is to empower citizens to use the in- ternet, as well as other online technologies, Insafe partners monitor and address emerg- positively, safely and effectively. The network ing trends, while seeking to reinforce the calls for shared responsibility for the protec- image of the web as a place to learn. They 05 INHOPE INHOPE is the International Association of Internet Hotlines around the World; ensuring come members by providing consulta- Internet Hotlines and coordinates a network swift action is taken in responding to reports tion and training to meet best practice of Internet Hotlines all over the world, sup- of illegal content making the internet a safer standards. porting them in responding to reports of il- place. To achieve this mission, INHOPE has • To promote a better understanding of legal content to make the Internet safer. It five specific objectives: the work of hotlines to policymakers at was founded in 1999 and has grown to a • To establish policies and best practice an international level, including gov- network of 41 Hotlines in 36 countries across standards for hotlines and encourage ernment, law enforcement and other the globe. This was achieved with funding exchange of expertise among members related bodies, with the aim of achiev- and support from the European Commission through fostering good working rela- ing better co-operation internationally. under the Safer Internet Program. In recent tionships and trust. • To raise awareness of INHOPE and years Internet usage and connectivity have • To ensure rapid and effective response member hotlines with key stakeholders grown rapidly. It has changed the way we to illegal content reports around the as well as the general public as a “one communicate, the way we do business and world by developing consistent, ef- stop shop” for global reports of illegal ultimately the way we live. Sadly there are fective and secure mechanisms for content from around the world espe- those who use this technology for illegal exchanging reports between Hotlines cially Child Sexual Abuse Material. activities especially spreading Child Sexual internationally and ensuring a coordi- Abuse Material. nated approach is taken. • To expand the network of INHOPE Hot- The mission of INHOPE is: lines around the world by identifying To support and enhance the performance of and supporting new Hotlines to be- SAFER INTERNET PROGRAMME IN ICELAND Heimili and skóli, the National Parent Association in Iceland, has been international organisation INHOPE, and participates actively in the the National Awareness Node for Internet Safety in Iceland since development of INHOPE. 2004. The name created for the awareness raising efforts is Sam- félag, fjölskylda og tækni (Community, Family and Technology), with National Commissioner of Police is in charge of analysing reports the acronym SAFT. The project aims are to raise awareness on the and partner with Barnaheill – Save the Children Iceland in running safe and positive use of the Internet and new media among children, the hotline. The National Police investigates leads and forward them parents, teachers, policy makers, and the ICT industry in Iceland. to Barnaheill who uploads data to the IHRMS database – both will cooperate with other INHOPE hotlines. The National Police will also Heimili og skóli is the overall coordinator for the Safer Internet forward leads to Europol and Interpol. Centre, coordinator for awareness actions and technical coordinator for awareness, hotline and helpline. Heimili and skóli is the National The Icelandic Red Cross runs the 1717 Helpline for people who need Parent Association in Iceland, independent of government, political assistance because of grief, anxiety, distress, depression or suicidal parties and religious organisations. Its members are parent’s councils thoughts can call the Red Cross help line free of charge 24 hours a and organisations of all schools (elementary and upper level) and in- day. The phone line also has a crucial function during times of emer- dividual parents. gency. More than a hundred volunteers from the Red Cross Reykjavík Branch operate the phone line, having received training to do so. Barnaheill – Save the Children Iceland has operated a Hotline since 1717 is a toll free number and the phone call does not appear on the November 2001. The Hotline has worked very closely with the Na- phone bill. The Red Cross coordinates the helpline activities. tional Police and with other Hotlines. The hotline is a member of the Safer Internet in Iceland 06 Final Public Report 2012 - 2014 PROJECT MANAGEMENT A Steering Committee has been established of Education in Iceland, Haukur Arni, Project Our mission statement is to empower chil- for the new SAFT project. The role of this manager National Red Cross Helpline , Mar- dren and parents to enjoy the Internet and committee is to oversee the management grét Júlía Rafnsdóttir, Save the Children Ice- other new media in a safe and positive way.
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