Join us online at Safer Internet Forum 2022

Time is running out to register for this year's Safer Internet Forum which will take place in a hybrid format on Thursday, 27 October 2022 with a theme of A Digital Decade for children and youth: BIK+ to protect, empower and respect! 

In May 2022, the European Commission published its new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+). The updated BIK+ strategy is the digital arm of the rights of the child strategy and reflects the recently proposed digital principle that ‘Children and young people should be protected and empowered online’. It takes into account the European Parliament Resolution on children’s rights, the Council Conclusions on media literacy, and the Council Recommendation establishing a European Child Guarantee. 

This year’s Safer Internet Forum will provide an opportunity to discuss the strategy in detail, identifying its key objectives and priority actions. It will explore the roles and responsibilities for public and private stakeholders, along with how to monitor its impact and effectiveness. To mark the European Year of Youth, the event is being organised in a youth-led manner, with young people playing an active role in the planning, preparation and delivery of the Forum.  

While we are only able to accommodate an invited audience in person in Brussels on this occasion, we welcome online attendance from all with an interest in creating a safer and better internet for children and young people. 

Find out more, view the agenda, and register for online attendance here. Hurry – registration is set to close on Friday, 14 October 2022. 

Safer Internet Forum (SIF) is a key annual event where policy makers, researchers, law enforcement bodies, youth, parents and carers, teachers, NGOs, industry representatives, experts and other relevant actors come together to discuss the latest trends, risks and solutions related to child online safety and making the internet a better place. 

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