Today, February 9, 2021 (Tuesday), is the celebration of the 18th Edition of Safer Internet Day (SID) with the theme “Together for a better internet.”
“SID is an annual celebration aiming to promote responsible, respectful, critical, and creative use of digital technologies, especially among children and young people. With a global, community led approach, SID encourages everyone to come together and play their part for a better internet.”
As we celebrate Safer Internet Day, all stakeholders are encouraged to join together to make the internet a safer and better place for all.
Children and young people can help create a better internet:
Parents and carers play a crucial role in empowering and supporting children to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically, and creatively, whether it is:
Teachers, educator, and social workers can help to create a better internet:
The industry can help to create a better internet:
Decisions makers and politicians need to provide a culture in which all of the above can function and thrive, by ensuring:
They must also take the lead in governance and legislation, to ensure the safety and wellbeing of children and young people through effective child protection strategies for the digital world.
Everyone has a responsibility to make a positive difference online. We can all promote the positive:
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Source: Safer Internet Day Org., SID
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