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Safer Internet Forum

The Safer Internet Forum has been organized by the Safer Internet Programme as an annual conference on safer internet issues since 2004. It brings together representatives of industry, law enforcement authorities, child welfare organizations and policy makers. The past editions of the Safer Internet Forum have welcomed guests not only from Europe, but also from countries such as Australia, Brazil or the Russian Federation.

Safer Internet Forum 2011

The 2011 edition of the Safer Internet Forum took place on 20 and 21 October in Luxembourg under the theme "Every European Child Digital Safely – Emerging Challenges and Youth Engagement"

In order to give a stronger voice to stakeholders in the development of the Safer Internet Programme, this year projects co-funded by the Programme were invited to propose topics and organize the 6 breakout sessions of the Forum.

The topics of the sessions, as well as the organizers are indicated in the agenda

A summary report from the Safer Internet Forum is now available

Reports from the workshops are also available:

Online reputation – the digital generation, organised by EUKidsOnline and INSAFE

Internet in my pocket, about mobile phone use, organised by INSAFE

National and international cooperation on how to fight child abuse online, with a focus on notice and takedown, organised by INHOPE

Promoting Positive Online experiences for Children across Europe, organised the Safer Internet Centre in Germany

Policy shaping through youth participation, organised by INSAFE, the UK and Danish Safer Internet Centres

Exposed online – a workshop looking at the emergence of "sexting" and challenges for parents and young people, organised by the Austrian Safer Internet Centre, eNACSO2 and ROBERT

Previous editions

Each year the Safer Internet Forum has different main topics that, over the years, ranged from child safety and mobile phones, to blocking access to illegal images, age verification, and social networking and children. In 2006, 2007 and 2008, public consultations were launched on the main topics proposed for the Safer Internet Forum, in order to feed discussions.

The 2010 edition focused on the results of two major research projects funded by the Safer Internet Programme: EUKidsOnline II, which surveyed children and parents in 25 European countries about internet use, and European Online Grooming Project, the first European research project that studies the characteristics and behaviour of sexual offenders who have used the internet to groom young people.

Read more about the Safer Internet Forum 2010