COFACE Families Europe
About our SID activities
Children online: Safe and supported digital citizens
On this Safer Internet Day, COFACE Families Europe calls on all relevant stakeholders to ensure that children are supported in their development as digital citizens. This does not mean limiting children’s use of the internet, but ensuring that the online world is regulated by policy makers and designed by technology companies to uphold children’s rights. As a key part of children’s ecosystem, families must receive strong guidance and support in navigating the risks and opportunities of the digital era.
What we are doing to support the SID 2022 slogan of "Together for a better internet"…
As ever-younger children start using connected devices, there is a growing need to ensure that they enjoy a positive online experience and develop the necessary skills and resilience to cope with the content or contacts they may come across online. Far from stopping at safety concerns, COFACE Families Europe advocates for further consideration of key challenges such as privacy and exploitation of user data, online advertising, online business models, cybersecurity and the new issues raised by developments in Big Data, algorithms and the Internet of Things (IoT).
About us
COFACE Families Europe is network of civil society associations representing the interests of all families. COFACE Families Europe's areas of work include social/family policy, education, disability, gender equality, migration, consumer issues, and also protection of children online, privacy, data protection and reflections on technological developments and how they may impact families. Find out more at www.coface-eu.org.
Additional links/resources
- Empowering families through the development of positive parenting skills: Learning Guide for Parents (Skills4Parents, 2022)
- COFACE’s 13 Digitalisation principles
- COFACE’s Child Compass
- DigiGen’s ICT usage across Europe – a literature review: and an overview of existing data
- DigiGen’s children’s ICT use and its impact on family life
- DigiGen’s digital generation blog