Overview
Established by
Resolution 179 (Rev. Bucharest, 2022), the
Council Working Group on Child Online Protection aims to:
- Continue the Child Online Protection (COP) initiative as a platform to raise awareness and share best practices on child online safety issues.
- Provide assistance and support to Member States, especially developing countries, in developing and implementing roadmaps for the COP initiative.
- Coordinate the COP initiative in cooperation with relevant stakeholders.
Terms of Reference
- Exchanging views, promoting, and advancing work on child online protection.
- Reporting annually to the Council on its activities.
What We Do
The CWG-COP focuses on raising awareness, supporting Member States in developing child online protection frameworks, and fostering collaboration among stakeholders. It provides a platform for countries, ITU sector members, and partners to share practices, address challenges, and coordinate efforts to create safer online environments for children.
Access resources, presentatons, and past contributions through the links below to learn more.
21st Meeting 2024
Official documents and contributions:
- Contribution 1 - Draft Agenda Revision 2
- Contribution 2 - Update on the ITU child online protection initiative and the COP global programme
- Contribution 3 - PoP Protection through online participation - consultation with governments
- Contribution 4 - Report by the Chair of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection - Outcome of the 19th meeting of the CWG COP
The following documents were presented by membership:
- Contribution by Andorra - Andorra's digital wellbeing improvement plan for children and teenagers
- Contribution by Armenia, Belarus, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan - Advancing digital literacy and online protection
- Contribution by Crotia - Protection children online
- Contribution by the State of Israel - The State of Israel's initiatives and best practices on child online protection
- Contribution by Italy - Interinstitutional Consultative Committee for media and digital literacy
- Contribution by Nigeria - Nigeria's regulatory frameworks, initiatives and reporting mechanisms on child online protection
- Contribution by North Macedonia - North Macedonia Safer Internet Centre
- Contribution by Pakistan - PTA's awareness and digital literacy initiatives and reporting mechanisms on child online protection
- Contribution by Serbia - The National Contact Center for Children Safety on the Internet established by the Ministry of Information and Telecommunication
- Contribution by the United Kingdoms - The United Kingdom's regulatory approach under the Online Safety Act
- Contribution by USA - Considerations when developing reporting mechanisms to help prevent, minimize, and mitigate bullying... .
Presentations on collaborative efforts of ITU and Child Online Protection partners:
- Report by ITU-D Study Group 2 - Liaison statement on securing information and communication networks Best practices for developing a culture of cybersecurity
- Note by the Secretariat - Youth consultation - Child engagement
- Report by ITU-T Study Group 17 - Liaison statement on SG17 update on the work of the Correspondence Group on Child Online Protection (CG-COP)
- Contribution by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child - Child rights in digital environment
- Report by DQ Institute - Global child online safety impact measure for digital citizenship programs
- Report by Council of Europe - Lanzarote convention 2nd monitoring round Findings and recommendations
- Report by OECD - Digital Safety by Design for Children
- Contribution by Kaspersky - Multistakeholder cooperation on protecting children against doxing
20th Meeting 2024
Official documents and contributions:
- Drаft agenda
- Update on the ITU Child Online Protection Initiative and the COP Global Programme
- Report by the Chair of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection - Outcome of the twentieth meeting of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection
The following documents were presented by membership:
- Presentation by Albania - the Implementation of the ITU Global Project on COP in Albania
- Presentation by ECPAT International - Revision of the Terminology Guidelines for the Protection of Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation
- Presentation by France - Protection of Children in the Digital Ecosystem
- Presentation by Georgia - Contry Contribution to the CWG on COP
- Presentation by Hungary - Katalin Baracsi dr. LL.M lawyer - Presentation of Child Online Safety in Hungary
- Presentation by India - G20 Toolkit on Cyber-Education and Cyber-Awareness
- Presentation by ITU COP Secretariat - ITU COP Programs & Activities
- Presentation by Malta - COP Actions in Malta
- Presentation by Philippines - Encouraging ITU and its Member States to generate strategic plans, policies, and programs and integrate COP measures to all...
- Presentation by Philippines - Integration of Child Online Protection discussions in all girls in ICT celebrations of ITU Member States....
- Presentation by Poland - COP Projects of UKE
- Presentation by TMG - Safeguarding Children Online a Service-specific View on Risks and Parental Attitudes
- Presentation by United Arab Emirates (ECA) - Child Protection in Digital Environment
Presentations on collaborative efforts of ITU and Child Online Protection partners:
- Presentation by DQ Institute - The DQ Child Online Safety Index
- Presentation by End Violence.org - Investments to protecting children and youth from Digital Harm
- Presentation by Kindernothilfe - Stopping Cybercrime Against Children More Safety and Protection in the Internet
- Presentation by Save the Children - Huippula is a journey to digital well-being and security
- Presentation by Terre des Hommes - Safety for Children and their Rights OnLine
- Presentation by the European Commission - Child Safety in the EU
- Presentation by the Human Trafficking Front - Putting an End to the Online Sexual Exploitation of Children Preventing Victimization and Strengthening Child Protection Systems
- Presentation by the ITU-D Study Group 2 - Securing information and communication networks Best practices for developing a culture of cybersecurity
- Presentation by the Tech Coalition
- Presentation by the United Nations - POP Protection through Online Participation
- Presentation by the WeProtect Global Alliance - Working for a digital world designed to protect children from sexual exploitation & abuse
Presentations during the social media panel discussion:
- Presentation by Snap Inc. - Overview of Safety Features to Prevent and Detect CSEAI
19th Meeting 2023
Official documents and contributions:
- Draft agenda
- Report by the Chair of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection - Outcome of the nineteenth meeting of the Council Working Group on Child Online Protection
- Update on the ITU Child Online Protection Initiative and the COP Global Programme
The following documents were presented by membership:
- Presentation on ITU's work and activities in Child Online Protection and on the advancement in the implementation of the Child Online Protection Guidelines from the ITU Regional Offices for Africa, the Americas, the Arab Region, Asia and the Pacific, the Commonwealth of Independent States and the European Region.
- Presentation by the Republic of the Philippines - Encouraging ITU and its Member States to generate strategic plans, policies, and programs and integrate Child Online Protection measures to all existing initiatives and to develop information, education, and communication materials for in-school and out-of-school children.
- Presentation by the Republic of the Philippines - Integration of Child Online Protection discussions in all girls in ICT celebrations of ITU Member States.
- Presentation by the United Arab Emirates (ECA) on the protection of children in the digital environment.
- Presentation by India of the G20 Toolkit on Cyber-Education and Cyber-Awareness.
- Presentation by an expert on Child online safety in Hungary.
- Presentation by the National Authority on Electronic Certification and Cybersecurity (NAECCS) of Albania on the Implementation of the ITU Global Project on Child Online Protection in Albania.
- Presentation the Georgian National Communications Commission (ComCom) on Child Online Protection.
- Presentation by Malta Foundation for the Well-being of Society on the Child Online Protection actions in Malta.
- Presentation by the Office of Electronic Communications on Child Online Protection on the projects of UKE.
- Presentation by the Commission Nationale Informatique & Libertés (CNIL) on the protection of children in the digital ecosystem.
- Presentation by TMG of their report: safeguarding children online: a service-specific view on risks and parental attitudes.
- Presentation by ECPAT International of the process of Revision of the Terminology Guidelines for the Protection of Children from Sexual Abuse and Exploitation.
Presentations on collaborative efforts of ITU and Child Online Protection partners:
Presentations during the social media panel discussion: