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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:

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

Armenia Celebrates Safer Internet Day 2012

February 7, 2012 2:02 PM

Armenia Celebrates Safer Internet Day 2012

February 7, 2012. On the Safer Internet Day, on February 07, Simultaneous Open Lessons on Internet Safety passed in Armenian 150 secondary schools. In frames of the wide-scale Safer Internet Armenia 2012 project numerous events are organized in different parts of the country by Media Education Center, Internet Society of Armenia, Orange Armenia in partnership with Yerevan City Municipality, National Center of Educational Technologies of the Ministry of Education and Science.

According to Bruno Duthoit, Orange Armenia CEO, software solutions are not enough to ensure the complete online protection of users. “In Armenia we provide internet services and our position of leader in mobile internet gives us more responsibility of supporting, educating and directing customers in the safe usage of the internet. In the scope of our corporate social responsibility we have joined this initiative with great pleasure, which aims at giving the keys of safe use of the Internet,” Mr. Duthoit said during the Internet safety class at the Yerevan secondary school after John Kirakosyan.

The project is aimed to provide children and parents, teachers and students with necessary educational materials, highlighting how to use new technologies safely and effectively in their everyday life and apply in learning. Around 200 secondary school teachers are trained and a new teaching module ‘Safer Internet for Teachers’ is introduced in Armenian schools. Educational portfolio is prepared and disseminated among secondary school children.

Round tables and workshops will be organized in regional universities in Vanadzor, Ijevan and Gavar. ‘Safer Internet: Connecting Generations’ video clip contest is announced among secondary school children.

Armenian users can learn both about Internet-related risks and opportunities visiting www.safe.am, which presents Armenian language resources and useful tips to parents, children, teenagers and teachers on safer and more responsible behavior on the web.

Other local and international organizations initiated actions: competitions, disscussions, experts of the National Center of Educational Technologies authored the new book 'Secure Internet'.