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SAFE NRENs The role of NRENs in national campaigns for safer internet for children

SAFE NRENs The role of NRENs in national campaigns for safer internet for children. Tomi Dolenc Arnes , p.p. 7, SI - 1001 Ljubljana tomi.dolenc @ arnes.si TF-CPR Meeting , Ljubljana 4. 3 . 20 10. Contents. History of embracing the role Our contribution Why ?. History.

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SAFE NRENs The role of NRENs in national campaigns for safer internet for children

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  1. SAFE NRENsThe role of NRENs in national campaigns for safer internet for children Tomi Dolenc Arnes, p.p. 7, SI - 1001 Ljubljana tomi.dolenc@arnes.si TF-CPR Meeting, Ljubljana 4. 3.2010

  2. Contents • History ofembracingthe role • Ourcontribution • Why?

  3. History • Arnes connects schools since 1993 • Introducing ICT to schools together with MoE and National Institute of Education • A part of our job is knowledge transfer • Educating teacher training experts • We warn about annoyances/dangers of the net • Spam, viruses, frauds • Young hackers • Changed communication (anonymity, hatespeech)

  4. More history • Raise of the moral majority: • Late 90’s: media discover porn@net • Paedophilehysteria • EC throws big € into saving children –Safer Internet Action Plan • 1999 MoE asks us to join Safer Internet through European Schoolnet • Weparticipated in DOT.SAFE (lurking)

  5. Present: National Safer Internet Centre (SAFE.SI) • National Awareness Node since 2005 • Faculty of Social Science (Univ. of Ljubljana) and Arnes • Later joined byConsumer Protection Association • Project merged withInternet Hotline (fighting illegal content) and Helpline

  6. What do we do? • Help coordinate activities with Govt, ISPs and the police • Raise general awareness (also part of CERT activities) • Help understand what the technology can or cannot do • Educate experts for teacher training • Lecture to teachers and parents at schools (limited scale) • Participate in events • Help produce and distribute materials • Appear on TV and maintain our image of security&safety experts

  7. Why join? • We believed educating about internet was a part of our work • It’s good for our image • We want a seat by the steering wheel

  8. Missionaries of The Net • We were introducing new technology • Feel competent and obliged to talk about safety aspects too • We know how it works • Experience gathered through direct contact with users • (psychologists and sociologistsslow on the uptake; how come?)

  9. NREN image • NRENs have a reputation of independent experts • ... particularly so in the area of network security (CERT) • Comment: we use the same word forboth safety and security in Slovenian • Important position among ISPs

  10. Image improved • Educating, raising awareness, caring about security, safety (especially in the interest of children)… is Good! • One of the easiest ways to get media attention (sometimes fighting it) • Whenever needed, the funding Ministry can say they’re doing something

  11. An active partner • Use our influence to shape opinions, goals and strategies of the project • (sick and tired of the internet porn hype) • Don’t want to reduce our role to centralized content filtering (of bare skin) while other important aspects are neglected • Use the opportunity to pass our messages

  12. Our own priorities: • Raising basicawareness: • Fighting spam • Fraud, hoax, chainletters.. • Personal data protection • Learning from good practices • Surfnet: the billboard campaign • Simple messages, basic issues – great effect, positive feedback

  13. Filtering? • A natural role for NREN (ISP)? • Definitely wins with politicians • Mixed public reaction • We don’t believe in it • Awareness is Good. Filtering requires understanding. • Technology not the solution. Not even the problem. ☺

  14. A peculiar position • Techies explain about • Social aspects • Psychology • Raising children • General awareness is changing • The scale of SI activities too big for us • NREN retreats? (what about the image?)

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