Back to back with the 13th International Conference "Keeping Children and Young People Safe Online" and at the kind invitation of the National Research Institute from Poland, NASK, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Office for Europe organized a half-day workshop on Good Practices in Child Online Protection. The workshop was held within the framework of the ITU European regional initiative on "Enhancing trust and confidence in the use of ICTs", adopted by WTDC-17 in Buenos Aires.
This executive workshop delivered a series of specific presentations on good practices in the field of child online protection in particular in Poland, Germany, United Kingdom and Ukraine. Five sessions followed by brief discussions were held by various institutions engaging in protecting children online with the aim of illustrating the current status and showcasing the efforts made. Overall, the stocktaking touched on existing policies, regulations and laws as well as the strategies and initiatives in place in Poland, Germany, and UK to protect children online. In addition, reporting procedures, existing national research centers and current national and international partnerships were presented.
This workshop was organized with the aim of strengthening European and international collaboration as well as creating new partnerships in the field of Child Online Protection. To this end, the half-day of meetings provided a unique opportunity for invited institutions to share their best practices.
The following topics were addressed:
- Existing strategies
- Existing initiatives (for children, parents, policy makers and industry)
- Existing policies, regulations and laws
- Existing specialized institutions
- Existing reporting procedure
- Existing national research centers and their tasks
- Existing national and international partnership
AGENDA
Monday, 16th September 2019
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Welcome remarks
- Mr. Bartłomiej Klinger, Deputy Director for Administrative-Educational
projects at NASK
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International Telecommunication Union, - Presentation
- Mr. Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the Office for Europe, ITU
- Ms. Lena Lattion, Project Officer, Office for Europe, ITU
“Setting the Context" |
Research and Academic Computer Network, NASK and Empowering Children Foundation Polish Safer Internet Centre- Anna Rywczyńska, NASK
- Szymon Wójcik, Empowering Children Foundation
- Julia Piechna, NASK
- Martyna Różycka, NASK
“Overview of activities for the children and youth safety online" |
Office of Electronic Communications, UKE, Poland- Dr Lidia Stepinska-Ustasiak, Counsellor, UKE
- Mr. Łukasz Kiwicz,, Senior Specialist, UKE
“Keeping children safe online – addressing the problem at national and global level" |
Ombudsman for Children with the President of Ukraine Office - Presentation- Ms. Anastasiya Dzyakava, Child Abuse Protection Programs Coordinator and National Expert
“Children Protection on the Internet in Ukraine" |
LMK/klicksafe DE - Presentation- Ms. Stefanie Fächner, media literacy officer, EU Initiatives klicksafe/SELMA, Media Authority of RLP
- Ms. Nadine Eikenbusch: media literacy officer, EU Initiative klicksafe at the Media Authority of NRW
- Ms. Alona Yegorova: public relations officer, EU Initiative klicksafe at the Media Authority of NRW
“The German Safer Internet Centre and klicksafe's Awareness Raising for Young People" |
UK Safer Internet Center, SWGfL- Mr. Boris Radanović, Engagement and Partnership Manager
“State of online safety in the United Kingdom – overview" |
Fostering Regional Cooperation
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