klicksafe.de
Project start - end date (duration)
01/11/2006 - 31/10/2008
The internet and new online technologies continually present users with new options for information and communication.
These innovations are accompanied by new risks, such as exposure to illegal or detrimental content, proliferation of viruses and dialers, harassment in chatrooms, or misuse of personal data. Where children and young people are concerned, it is particularly difficult to deal adequately with this rapid development. Competence in using the internet must be actively promoted if these risks are to be minimized and the opportunities of the internet employed to full advantage. At the request of the European Commission, klicksafe.de is developing a national node in Germany to raise public awareness on the topic of internet safety. klicksafe.de provides thorough information on safety themes and is creating a network of existing initiatives in German which address questions of internet safety.
The klicksafe.de project includes:
The marketing campaign:
klicksafe.de – organizes and leads a national marketing campaign directed toward improving public awareness on internet safety, employing various strategies such as:
TV clips
direct approach to target groups
training courses for multiplicators
topical events (regional and national)
The network:
klicksafe.de – creates a network of partners involved in educational efforts and other contributions on the topic of internet safety and security
klicksafe.de – promotes professional exchange among representatives of education, industry, and the technical sector
klicksafe.de – gives impulses for the development of new measure and materials in response to emerging safety topic
The website:
klicksafe.de – serves as a national platform and portalklicksafe.de – promotes convergence of recommended initiatives, projects, and materials concerned with current safety topics
klicksafe.de – improves access to corresponding projects in other Euro-pean member states
klicksafe.de – provides information about hotlines and filter programmes
Measures for specific target groups:
klicksafe.de – offers useful knowledge and support in handling the internet to children and young people, as well as parents and educators
klicksafe.de – develops training concepts for teachers and educators to be realised in courses across Germany and organizes school projects with children and young people to raise awareness about internet safety
Consortium:
In Germany, the European Commission has chosen the following consortium to develop the German national awareness node klicksafe.de
