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Information Day Information Day 12 September 200312 September 2003

Richard SwetenhamRichard SwetenhamEuropean CommissionEuropean Commission

Safer Internet Safer Internet 2003 - 20042003 - 2004

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Safer InternetSafer Internetfirst phasefirst phase

• 1999 - 2002, 25 million euro• creating a European network

of hotlines• encouraging self-regulation• developing rating and

filtering systems

• raising awareness

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ResultsResults

• 16 hotlines in 14 countries• - INHOPE association

• Rating and filtering - 13 projects

• Awareness - 12 projects • - Awareness days,

saferinternet.org

• 138 partners from 17 countries

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2nd phase2nd phase

• 2003 - 2004• 13.3 mio euro• Adopted on 16 May 2003• Official Journal 1 July 2003• Work Programme 2003 - 2004

adopted 3 Sep 2003

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OutreachOutreach

• Involve new MS and candidate countries

• Increase links with third countries, particularly countries where illegal content is hosted or produced

• And with international organisations

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CoverageCoverage

• Coverage extended to new online technologies

• mobile and broadband content,

• online games, • peer-to-peer file transfer, • all forms of real-time

communications such as chat rooms and instant messages

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Broader range of contentBroader range of content

• Primarily in the area of the protection of children and minors

• Emphasis on crimes against children and on racism and violence

• Awareness of data protection/privacy, network and data security and consumer protection, spam

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Action linesAction lines

• 2 networks with national nodes, co-ordinator• hotlines• awareness

• Safer Internet Forum for self-regulation / content rating

• Benchmarking filtering software

• Quality labels • Research in media education

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Call for proposalsCall for proposals

• Continuous submission• hotlines, awareness nodes• 3 deadlines 2003: 14 Nov

2004: 16 Mar , 15 Jun

• Fixed deadline 14 Nov 2003• hotlines, awareness co-ordinators• quality labelling • benchmarking• applied research in media

education

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HOTLINEHOTLINE

• Operate a hotline to receive information from the public relating to illegal content, and deal with complaints, in accordance with guidelines drawn up by the network

• Continuous submission

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AWARENODEAWARENODE

• Devise a cohesive, hard-hitting and targeted awareness campaign, taking into account best practice and experience in other countries

• Co-operate to implement a European approach, adapted for national linguistic and cultural preferences

• Continuous submission

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HOTCOORDHOTCOORD

• Co-ordinating node of hotline network

• Develop a European-level operational strategy, guidelines, working methods and practices

• Deadline 14 Nov

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QUALABQUALAB

• System of visible "quality-site labels" for Internet Service Providers

• Assist users in identifying providers that adhere to codes of conduct, self-regulatory initiatives to back-up the reliability of self-labelling and services to audit the accuracy of self-rating labels

• Deadline 14 Nov

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BENCHBENCH

• An expert, vendor-independent, objective assessment of the filtering software currently available and to make recommendations for future products and lines of applied research

• Deadline 14 Nov

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AWARECOORDAWARECOORD

• Awareness co-ordinating node to provide overall co-ordination and logistical support to national nodes, ensuring high European-level visibility of an effective awareness campaign implemented at national level

• Deadline 14 Nov

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MEDIAMEDIA

• Applied research on media education into children's use of Internet and new technologies

• Identify educational and technological means for protecting them from harm

• Deadline 14 Nov

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TimetableTimetable

• 25 June draft call • 4 Sep call in OJ• 12 Sep Information Day• 14 Nov call closes• 2004• 16 Mar 2nd deadline• 15 Jun 3rd deadline

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Budget breakdown k€Budget breakdown k€- indicative -- indicative -

• Hotlines 2700• Hotlines co-ordination 600• Quality labelling 400• Benchmarking filtering software

and services 500• Awareness nodes 6400• Awareness co-ordination 600• Media education study 500

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Call for tendersCall for tenders

• SIFSUPP - support for the Safer Internet Forum

• Final programme evaluation 1999 - 2004

• Eurobarometer survey under framework contract

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Contact and InformationContact and Information

• europa.eu.int/iap

• iap@cec.eu.int