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Editorial                                                                     Good Practice

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Good practice involves continuous improvement and refinement of performance and practices in order to ensure high quality service delivery. In the wake of a number of high profile incidents, and in response to growing public concern about internet safety, developing good practice among the European internet safety nodes is more important than ever. 

Staff at the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLAN) Cyberspace Research Unit (CRU), the internet safety awareness portal in the UK, recognize that the main challenge is to keep abreast of the opportunities and safety risks associated with emerging mobile and internet technologies. This ensures that emerging threats are quickly identified and information and advice put in place prior to their widespread use, rather than reactive responding to high profile media cases, and the safety concerns they highlight.

Good practice in this area requires a systematic process of risk assessment, demystification of associated reduction strategies, and development of necessary information resources. This requires a continued and focused collaboration with industry, law enforcement agencies and other key stakeholders. Good practice in this area should be underpinned by a robust research methodology. This results in good practice being knowledge-driven, with research always driving the delivery of services.


A key area of InternetSafetyZone and CRU expertise lies in the ability to design and conduct robust research. This is the foundation of the unit’s evidence-based approach to child safety on the internet, and involves a continuous process of risk assessment of emerging threats of emerging technologies. In addition, ISZ’s role as training providers help to clarify best practice for internet safety and actively encourage other nodes to make use of their resources.

Denise Maia Carter, Research Fellow, University of Central Lancashire

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News

Siecaki.pl finalist of the Baltic Challenge Award 2006
The Polish project Sieciaki.pl focusing on educating children on the safe use of the internet is among the finalists of the Baltic Challenge Award 2006. Read more

Good practice in Finnish
In Finland good internet safety awareness practice stretches from the hiiripiiri handbook and Safer Internet Day to comic books for children and collaboration with content providers. Read more

Beware of voice phishing
Researchers at IT security firm Sophos have identified a new technique being used by criminals who wish to steal internet users' details, voice phishing. Read more

European experts gather in Germany
In June 2006, klicksafe organised the event “Web Diversity Without Borders - Safer Internet in the European Network”, at the State Chancellery in Mainz. Read more

Youth panels a success story!
One of the most successful and appreciated elements of the Swedish regional seminars is a youth panel showing how young people use and perceive new media. Read more

Mediappro-a comment for the Insafe Newsletter
The recently-completed research project, Mediappro, offers a unique insight into how young people across Europe are using new forms of online technology. Read more

$ 116.6 million to protect Australian families online
The Australian Government will create a National Filter Scheme to provide every Australian family with a free internet filter as part of a $116.6 million comprehensive package of measures to crack down on the scourge of internet pornography. Read more

klicksafe presents safer internet award
This year in Germany for the first time the "klicksafe award for safety on the internet" was presented to two outstanding online services. The award ceremony took place at the AOL Safer Media Awards at medienforum.nrw (media trade fair) in Cologne. Read more

Swedish pupils & mobile phones
We are often told that teenagers are the front runners when using the latest technologies. But is it really so? And how are mobile phones used by kids and teenagers in Sweden today? Read more

Danish network knowledge
Procedures in relation to internet safety, knowledge about children’s use of mobiles and the internet, these are some of the subjects on the agenda of the Danish awareness node’s national network of stakeholders. Today the network counts 22 members. Read more

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Events

Insafe annual meeting
14-15  September 2006
Helsinki, Finland
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"We want safer children online"
20-22 
September 2006
Thessaloniki, Greece
Read more...

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Country Focus: United Kingdom

Internet Safety Zone

The InternetSafetyZone.com portal is a one-stop-shop for disseminating holistic internet safety advice to parents, educators and children. Internet Safety Zone (ISZ) offers a wealth of information on a variety of topics such as: how the internet works, e-mail, chat, instant messaging and social networking. Read more...

Social Networking: internet buzzword of the year

If there was a competition for internet buzzword of the year, then this year’s winner would probably be ‘social networking’ that could be described as the use of a variety of tools to connect to other individuals or groups. Read more...

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