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Council Working Group on Child Online Protection

By Resolution 179 (Guadalajara, 2010), The Plenipotentiary Conference of ITU resolves:

that ITU should continue the COP initiative as a platform to raise awareness on child online safety issues;
that ITU should continue providing assistance and support to the Member States, especially developing countries, in developing and implementing roadmaps for the COP initiative;
that there should be coordination among all relevant ITU groups on the issues related to child protection online;

requests the Council

to maintain WG-COP, in order to facilitate the membership's input and guidance on ITU's role in child online protection

	Key Resolution
Resolution 179 (Guadalajara, 2010) - ITU's role in child online protection Resolution 1306 (Council 2009) - ITU's role with regard to International Public Policy Issues concerning Creating a Safer Internet Environment for Children

	Background Information
Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative Global Cybersecurity Agenda (GCA) WSIS-related information 2009 World Telecommunication and Information Society Day WSIS C5 Building Confidence and Security in the use of ICTs Internet Governance Forum (IGF) WSIS Outcome Documents United Nations Group on the Information Society (UNGIS) WSIS Portal

Composition & participation
The working group is open to all Member States and Sector Members of ITU.
Chairmanship
Dr. Sherif Hashem (Egypt)
Vice Chairmanship
Ms. Sylvia Poll (Costa Rica)
Mr. Mohamed Sharil Tarmizi (Malaysia)
Dr. Roberto Masotti (Telecom Italia)

Meetings

Eight meeting: 21 February 2014, ITU Headquarters (Room H), Geneva, Switzerland.
WG-CP/8/1: Invitation Letter
Seventh meeting: 9 October 2013, ITU Headquarters (Room H), Geneva, Switzerland.

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Please note that the meeting will start at 09.30 am.

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WG-CP/7/1: Invitation Letter
WG-CP/7/2: Draft Agenda
WG-CP/7/4: Contribution from Turkey: Turkey's better internet programme
WG-CP/7/5: Contribution from ONAT: Online Courses for children, parents and teachers on Internet Safety
WG-CP/7/6: Contribution from IWF: ITU/IWF Country Readiness Assessment to Establish Hotline Provision for Reporting online child sexual abuse content
WG-CP/7/7: Contribution from Egypt: The Internet Safety Program at a glance
WG-CP/7/8: Information document on COP Country Profiles
WG-CP/7/9: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Update on the ITU Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative
WG-CP/7/10: Contribution from the European Commission: A better internet for kids through industry collaboration
WG-CP/7/11: Contribution from UK: Child internet safety and the UK council for child internet safety
WG-CP/7/11:Contribution from Iran: Child Online Protection in Iran Activities and Suggestions
WG-CP/7/12:Contribution from Trend Micro: Global Trends and Challenges
WG-CP/7/13:Contribution from UNICEF: Protecting Children Online
WG-CP/7/14:Contribution from Brazil: Child Online Protection: The Brazilian Experience in producing statistical indicators
WG-CP/7/15: Outcome of the seventh meeting of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection

Contributions: Members are invited to submit their comments via e-mail to Ms. Carla Licciardello at cop@itu.int by 04 October 2013

Sixth meeting: 1 February 2013, ITU Headquarters (Room C2), Geneva, Switzerland.

Please note that the meeting will start at 10.00 am.

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WG-CP/6/1: Invitation Letter
WG-CP/6/2: Draft Agenda
WG-CP/6/3: Contribution from Rwanda: Rwanda’s Efforts To Ensure Child Online Protection
WG-CP/6/4: Liaison statement from JCA-COP to ITU Council Working Group on Child on-line Protection
WG-CP/6/5: Contribution from Lebanon: Lebanon’s efforts to ensure Child Online Protection at the national level
WG-CP/6/6: Contribution from Telecom Italia: Telecom Italia’s Efforts To Ensure Child Online Protection
WG-CP/6/7: Contribution from Costa Rica: Costa Rican’s efforts to ensure Child Online Protection
WG-CP/6/8: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Update on the ITU Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative
WG-CP/6/9: Contribution from IMPACT: IMPACT efforts to ensure Child Online Protection
WG-CP/6/10: Contribution from FOSI GRID: Safer Internet Day 2013
WG-CP/6/11: Outcome of the sixth meeting of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection

Contributions: Members are invited to submit their comments via e-mail to Ms. Carla Licciardello at cop@itu.int by 20 January 2013

Fifth meeting: 19 June 2012, ITU Headquarters (Room K), Geneva, Switzerland.

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WG-CP/5/1: Invitation Letter
WG-CP/5/2: Draft Agenda
WG-CP/5/3: Contribution from Turkey: Safer Internet Service
WG-CP/5/4: Contribution from Egypt: Child Online Protection in Egypt’s National ICT Strategy 2012-2017
WG-CP/5/5: Contribution from FOSI: FOSI Overview – ITU Council Working Group
WG-CP/5/6: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Update on the ITU Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative
WG-CP/5/7: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: ITU-T Report of the Plenary of Study Group 17, Security
WG-CP/5/8: Contribution from Japan: Japan’s Efforts for Improving Young People’s
Internet Literacy- Development of a Literacy Indicator
WG-CP/5/9: Outcome of the Fourth and Fifth Meetings of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection

Contributions: Members are invited to submit their comments via e-mail to Ms. Carla Licciardello at cop@itu.int by 14 June 2012

Fourth meeting: 7 October 2011, ITU Headquarters (Room K), Geneva, Switzerland.

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Webcast
WG-CP/4/1: Invitation Letter and Draft Agenda
WG-CP/4/2: Contribution from Turkey: Practices in Turkey on Child Online Protection and Safer Use of Internet
WG-CP/4/3: Liaison Statement from ITU-D Study Group 1(Question 22-1/1) on “Project Angels on the Net: A Successful Brazilian Multi-Partnership Example”
WG-CP/4/4: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: ITU Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative
WG-CP/4/5: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: ITU’s COP workshops during the 6th IGF in Nairobi, Kenya
WG-CP/4/6: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Report on the Creation of Correspondence Group under the CWG-COP
WG-CP/4/7 (Rev.1): Contribution from Egypt: Egypt’s Internet Safety Project – A Study on Children and Mobile Phones
WG-CP/4/8: Contribution from AICTO: For a Trustworthy Internet with Special Focus on the Arab Region
WG-CP/4/9: Contribution from OECD: The Protection of Children Online
WG-CP/4/10(C11/45(Rev.1)): Outcome of the Third and Fourth Meetings of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection

Contributions: Members are invited to submit their comments via e-mail to Ms. JeoungHee KIM at cop@itu.int by 5 October 2011

Third meeting: 27 May 2011, ITU Headquarters (Room K), Geneva, Switzerland.

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Webcast
WG-CP/3/1: Invitation Letter and Draft Agenda
WG-CP/3/2: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Child Online Protection (COP) Global Initiative “Securing Cyberspace for the world’s youth”
WG-CP/3/3: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: ITU-T Study Group 17, Liaison statement to ITU Council Working Group on Child on-line Protection
WG-CP/3/4: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: ITU-T Study Group 17, Terms of Reference for the Correspondence Group on SG 17’s role in child online protection
WG-CP/3/5: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: ITU-D Seminar Conclusions and Recommendations «Integrated aspects of child protection over the Internet»
WG-CP/3/6: Contribution from Egypt: Updates about Egypt’s Internet Safety Project and Highlights from the Egyptian sub Working Group on Technology Solutions for Child Online Safety. (Presentation: Egypt’s Internet Safety Project )
WG-CP/3/7: Contribution from Japan: Japan’s Efforts to Promote a Safer Internet Environment for Children. (Annex 1: Japan’s Efforts to Promote a Safer Internet Environment for Children, Annex 2: An Introduction to the Content Evaluation and Monitoring Association [EMA])
WG-CP/3/8: Child Online Protection discussion during the WSIS Forum 2011
WG-CP/3/9: Contribution from Indonesia: Updates on the Healthy and Safe Internet in Indonesia. (Presentation: Updates on The Healthy and Safe Internet in Indonesia )
WG-CP/3/10 (Rev.1): Outcome of the 3rd Meeting of the ITU Council Working Group on Child Online Protection (old version of the outcome of the 3rd Meeting WG-CP/3/10)
WG-CP/3/11: The Chairman's invitation to participate in the Correspondence Group (CG) of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection (WG-COP)

Contributions: Members are invited to submit their comments via e-mail to Ms. JeoungHee KIM at cop@itu.int by 15 August 2011

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Second meeting: 11 June 2010, ITU Headquarters (Room H), Geneva, Switzerland.

Online registration Closed
Webcast
WG-CP/2/1: Invitation Letter and Draft Agenda
WG-CP/2/2: Contribution from Arab Republic of Egypt, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)
WG-CP/2/3: Contribution from The Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe)
WG-CP/2/4: Contribution from Action Innocence (PPT)
WG-CP/2/5: Information Report: ITU, Member States, and Partners Working Together to Improve the Protection of Children Online
WG-CP/2/6: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Draft Child Online Protection Statistical Framework and Indicators
WG-CP/2/6 (Rev.1) : Contribution from ITU Secretariat: The Child Online Protection Statistical Framework and Indicators
WG-CP/2/7: Contributions from Cybersecurity Malaysia: Article on Creating a safer cyberspace through public awareness and Information about CyberSAFE
WG-CP/2/8: Contribution from Information Society and Media DG - European Commission
WG-CP/2/9: Contribution from the Administration of the United States of America
WG-CP/2/10: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Draft report on "Social Networking Services and Policies with regard to User-Created Content"
WG-CP/2/10 (Rev.1): Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Draft report on "Social Networking Services and Policies with regard to User-Created Content"
WG-CP/2/11: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Draft report on "The Source of Online Threats to Youth and Children"
WG-CP/2/11 (Rev.1): Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Draft report on "The Source of Online Threats to Youth and Children"
WG-CP/2/12: Contributions from the Republic of Indonesia: Internet Sehat dan Internet Aman and Internet for Positive Uses in Indonesia
WG-CP/2/13: Contributions from Ms. Deborah Tate, Former FCC Commissioner, United States: Presentation | Do Smart Phones = Smart Kids | Digital Literacy and Citizenship in the 21st Century
WG-CP/2/14 (Rev.1): Outcome of the 2nd Meeting of the ITU Council Working Group on Child Online Protection (old version of the outcome of the 2nd Meeting WG-CP/2/14)
WG-CP/2/15: Report and comments recieved from Algeria
WG-CP/2/16: Comments received from Portugal on the Draft Child Online Protection Statistical Framework and Indicators
and Draft report on "Social Networking Services and Policies with regard to User-Created Content"; Draft report on "The Source of Online Threats to Youth and Children"
WG-CP/2/17:Comments received from e WorldWide Group (eWWG)

Contributions: You are kindly invited to submit your contributions by sending them via e-mail to Ms. Cristina Bueti at copitu.int by 31 May 2010

Kindly be informed that this meeting will be held paperless. All documents will be made available at this website.

First meeting: 17-18 March 2010, ITU Headquarters (Room H), Geneva, Switzerland.

Please note that the meeting was held in Room H on 17 March 2010 from 10.00 hours to 13.00 hours; from 14.00 to 17.00 hours; 18 March 2010 from 10.00 to 13.00 hours.

Online registration Closed
Webcast
WG-CP/1/1: Invitation Letter and Draft Agenda
WG-CP/1/2: Contribution from Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications n.a. O.S. Popov
WG-CP/1/3: Contribution from Telecom Italia
WG-CP/1/4: Contribution from European Commission- Information Society & Media Directorate General
WG-CP/1/5: Contribution from Egypt
WG-CP/1/6: Contribution from Bulgaria
WG-CP/1/7: Contribution from PTS - Swedish Post and Telecom Agency
WG-CP/1/8: Contribution from the Chairman: Suggested Terms of Reference
WG-CP/1/9: Contribution from the Republic of Mauritius
WG-CP/1/10: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: ITU Proposed Strategy on Child Online Protection
WG-CP/1/11: Contribution from ITU Secretariat: Child Online Protection (COP) Initiative
WG-CP/1/12: Contribution from the Slovak Republic
WG-CP/1/13: Contribution from Malaysia
WG-CP/1/14: Elaboration of the Current Terms of Reference
WG-CP/1/15: Contribution from Swedish Post and Telecom Agency and Cisco
WG-CP/1/16 Rev.1: Outcome of the 1st Meeting of the ITU Council Working Group on Child Online Protection (old version of the Outcome of the 1st Meeting WG-CP/1/16)

Contributions: Member States and Sector Members are invited to submit their contributions by sending them via e-mail to Ms. Cristina Bueti at copitu.int by 10 March 2010

Kindly be informed that this meeting will be held paperless. All documents will be made available at this website.