E-consultation with children and youth on Child Online Protection!
In 2010, ITU created a Working Group on Child Online Protection which aims at discussing issues related to the safe use of ICTs for children and young people. Last year, our Group was requested by Member States to run a youth…
ITU Supports Safer Internet Day
ITU SG Houlin Zhao leads global call to promote safety online, particularly for our youngest, most vulnerable users. Read the statement Check out the ITU blog by our Child Online Protection partners on improving the online experience for under 25s,…
ITU Blog: Let’s Create a Better Internet Together
COP Partners’ Initiatives for a Safer Internet Every year, as information and communication technologies (ICTs) become more readily available and widespread, more young people are growing up surrounded by technology. Under 25 year olds account for a little less than half…
Press release: ITU and UNICEF release new Guidelines for Industry on Child Online Protection
Aim to protect and empower children online Geneva, 5 September 2014 – The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and partners of the Child Online Protection Initiative, today released updated Guidelines to strengthen online protection for children. The Guidelines…
ITU celebrates global Safer Internet Day, 11 February
Focus on keeping today’s ‘digital natives’ safer online Geneva, 11 February 2014 – ITU is joining with other UN agencies, NGOs, governments and tech companies around the world today to celebrate Safer Internet Day, with a special focus on education strategies to…
Safer Internet Day: 11 February 2014
Celebrating Safer Internet Day 2014 – ITU’s Child Online Protection initiative in action! In line with this year’s theme “Let’s create a better internet together”, ITU is joining with a host of partners to support and celebrate Safer Internet Day…