Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day in Armenia

Safe.am is aimed at improving citizens' safety in relation to digital media, raising their awareness about safe Internet use, their digital rights, promoting the protection and education of children and teenagers using the Internet and new on-line technologies. The activities are coordinated by the Armenian Safer Internet Committee, a joint initiative of the Media Education Center, Internet Society of Armenia, Orange Armenia, the National Center of Educational Technologies of the Ministry of Education and Science, Yerevan City Municipality and other organizations. Every year Safe.am celebrates Safer Internet Day, running nation-wide information campaigns, open lessons, competitions, round tables and other media events, promoting networking in the area of Internet safety and actively cooperating with partners in European countries: INSAFE and eNACSO.  

Safer Internet Day 2013

Armenian Safer Internet Committee will launch various activities dedicated to Safer Internet Day 2013, involving secondary schools in the capital city of Yerevan and regions. This year’s activities will be focused on engaging parents and numerous workshops will be organized for them in the capital city and regions. On February 5 Safer Internet Month will be launched and secondary schools will held open lessons in Internet Safety. In frames of the project over 300 teachers from 150 schools will be trained and over 3000 students will take part in open lessons. This year a special attention is paid to engaging parents, who will take part in workshops held in Armenia's capital city and regions.  On the Safer Internet Day 2013 the Best Open Lesson and the Best e-Poster Competitions will be announced among school children and teachers.  Activities will be completed by March 20. Follow the events and activities in Armenia on www.safe.am

Safer Internet Armenia

Armenia joined the Safer Internet pan-European initiative in 2009. The national Media Education Center in partnership with Internet Society of Armenia initiated the establishment of the Armenian Safer Internet Day Committee (www.safe.am), represented by the Public Council of Armenia, ISOC Armenia, Synopsys, Microsoft, Public Radio of Armenia, National Center of Educational Technologies of the Ministry of Education and Science, Ministry of Diaspora, WV Armenia. Safe.am informs about benefits and hazards of ICT use through awareness raising campaigns and raising the level of digital literacy, it has links to teaching materials on e-safety and social networking. Safe.am provides visibility to the Armenian Hotline (3741- 60272212), and ensures the mechanism for reporting on-line incidents.

Safe.am is aimed to 

• Promote digital literacy in Armenia

• Improve citizens' safety in relation to digital media

• Raise citizens' awareness about safe Internet use and their digital rights

• Promote the protection and education of children and teenagers using the Internet and new on-line technologies

• Inform about the benefits and hazards of ICT use through awareness raising campaigns and raising the level of digital

• Advocate incorporation of Internet Literacy into secondary school curriculum

• Contribute to the development of public policy in the area of citizens’ safe usage of digital technologies and data protection

• Collect & report about on-line incidents and offensive content to relevant national and international organizations

Safer Internet activities are oriented towards minors and adults, teachers, ISPs, content providers, law enforcement authorities, officials:

• Operation of the Hotline to report harmful, offensive or illegal content and on-line incidents

• Production of Armenian language resources

• Armenian version of Council of Europe's Internet Literacy Handbook

• Armenian version of INSAFE eSafety Kit 

• Internet Safety Guide for Teachers, Parents and Children

• http://www.saferinternet.nt.am

• Dissemination of teaching materials on safe usage of the Internet and mobile technologies among school children, teachers and parents in the capital city of Armenia and its regions 

• Workshops for teachers, children, and wider educational community

• Competitions among school children, aimed to foster their creativity, critical thinking & production skills

• Surveys and polls on internet literacy

• Information campaigns, including support to pan-European communication campaigns

• High level round tables and other media events. Follow the events and activities in Armenia on www.safe.am