Think B4U Click

Think Before You Click, a new educational resource, explores online privacy issues and encourages young people to take steps to protect their own privacy... Read more about Think B4U Click...

EU Review Social Networking Websites

EC report shows majority of Europe's popular Social Networks need to improve their response to help requests by users Read more about SIIYAP...

Safer Internet Youth Panel Tackle Privacy

The panel discussed the issue of online privacy when they met in Spring 2010 . Read what the youth panel said...

 The National Centre for Technology in Education had developed several publications to help schools promote effective use of the Internet. As well as posters and advice sheets, there are also detailed publications focusing on guidelines, educational resources and technical options relating to safety on the Internet at school level. Included is a section on developing an Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) along with sample templates. It also contains practical advice on how to use ths Internet safely in schools. . More...

 “The latest CSO statistics on Internet usage in Ireland show that there have been significant increases in the number of households with broadband Internet access. More...

 “The latest CSO statistics on Internet usage in Ireland show that there have been significant increases in the number of households with broadband Internet access. More...

Vountary Social Networking Guidelines in UK

The Home Office in the UK published guidelines for providers of social networking services, such as Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. The guidelines are a series of 'recommendations' that industry are asked to consider.  More...

EU Kids Online has been tracking the online risks faced by children across countries. In some countries, research has produced several quantitative estimates of risk. The findings illustrate the first step in an ongoing work of systematic comparison and interpretation of findings within 21 European countries. It The report, due in September 2008 More...

The Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Brian Lenihan launched two new booklets on internet safety: A Parent's Guide to Filtering Technology and an update on A Parent's Guide to New Media.

These booklets developed by the IAB are aimed at promoting an understanding amongst parents of filtering technologies to help protect their children and new media technologies so that they can share in their children's digital livess.

 The Government is to establish an Office for Internet Safety and an Internet Safety Advisory Council. Announcing the establishment of the Office for Internet Safety (OIS) Minister Lenihan explained that it will be an executive office of the Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform with responsibility for:

• internet safety, particularly in relation to combating child pornography
• internet Hotline (www.hotline.ie) - the system for dealing with reports of illegal content on the internet)
• internet safety awareness campaigns
• monitoring compliance with the Internet Service Provider industry code of practice. More...

National Parents Council working with the NCTE has developed a seminar to take the mystery out of the Internet for parents and to give them the skills to engage with their children’s online lives. More..

Irish children are using the Internet about three times a week for around an hour each time. There seems to be a significant difference between how the younger and older groups use the Internet. Young girls (9-10) mostly used the Internet to search for information for school work while girls prefer to use MSN and Bebo to socialise online. Online gaming was the key activity for boys of all ages. More....

A Commission survey of children from all over Europe has looked into how they use new media. It shows that the use of internet and mobile phones has become almost self-evident for Europe's young generation. In general, they also know the risks of using the internet and mobile phones.

Following its large-scale study of cyberbullying in Flanders, policy recommendations were made on how to tackle the problem.  More...

 “The latest CSO statistics on Internet usage in Ireland show that there have been significant increases in the number of households with broadband Internet access. More...

 “As part of our on-going promotion of safe Internet practice in schools, we are pleased to have been able to send this Internet Safety Pack to Schools. More...

 “The Anchor WATCH_YOUR_SPACE Survey” is the first survey in Ireland to look at how young people are using social networking websites such as Bebo, My Space and YouTube. More...

 The Pew Internet and American Life Project has released another interesting report called Social Networking Websites and Teens: An Overview" by Amanda Lenhart and Mary Madden (Jan. 7, 2007). According to the report, more than half (55%) of all online American youths ages 12-17 use online social networking sites, according to a new national survey of teenagers conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. More...

 Webwise has carried out a large-scale survey of children’s use of the Internet in order to identify their online risk behaviour. More...

An article by NCTE Director Jerome Morrissey, published in the Irish Independent of 18th April 2006, on the massive online phenomenon of Social Networking Websites. More...

 This article presents 10 tips for parents on how to make a positive impact on your child's online life. Engaging in what your child is doing online is the most important step you can take towards keeping them safe online. More...