About the Project
Czech Safer Internet National Centre (NCBI)
Narodni Centrum Bezpecnejsiho Internetu (former OSI) is a not for profit working NGO operating since 2006. The NCBI is operating a range of project – the most important one is the Safer Internet Cz SIC project launched and co-funded in the frame of the Safer Internet program of the European Commission.
The partners of the project are:
- National Safer Internet Centre (NCBI) coordinating awareness raising activities and operating the web sites Saferinternet.cz and Bezpecne-online.cz.
- CZI s.r.o. which operates the Internet hotline to struggle against online crime
- Sdruzeni Linka bezpeci operating the Internet helpline to provide assistance to children in troubles on the Internet.
The Czech Safer Internet National Center (Saferinternet CZ) has been launched on January 1st, 2009, as the follow up of the CzeSICoN project. It is supported by the European Commission in the frame of the Safer Internet programme. In compliance with the programme objectives, the project strives to enhance internet users’ awareness of possible online threats.
The project is operating the Hotline for notification of illegal and harmful content, especially sexual child abuse and cyberbullying as well as the Helpline to provide psycho-social assistance to children who got in trouble on the Internet.
The Czech National Safer Internet Centre supports self-regulation initiatives, commitment of children to create a safer online environment and to learn new things about the latest trends in the use of online technologies and their impacts on children’s lives.
The centre is initiating, coordinating and contributing to a broad range of activities and campaigns with the aim to raise the safer internet awareness. Among others:
National campaigns
The Czech National Safer Internet Centre coordinates the celebration of Safer Internet Day in the Czech Republic.
The centre continuously cooperates with stakeholders on a variety of other campaigns such as Juniorinternet, Bambiriada, Night with H.Ch.Andersen, etc.
Reaching the target groups
In order to reach and learn from the specific target groups, the Czech National Safer Internet Centre is organising workshops in schools and public libraries in the country. The centre is holding presentations and debates for librarians, teachers and parents about the internet and possible threats for children, discussing safe use of the internet and methods of how to avoid possible problems.
The centre is organising annual Safer Internet conference for professionals – teachers, representatives of public administration, lawyers, children welfare organisations, etc.
Youth Panel
The Youth Panel of the Czech National Safer Internet Centre includes young people aged 15-18 years. The representatives of the Czech Safer Internet youth panel took part at the meeting organized by the EC in Brussels last year by occasion of the Safer Internet Day 2008. They contribute also to the Youth Panel meeting 2009 in Luxembourg.
Educational and promotion materials
The Czech Safer Internet National Centre is contributing to localised version of the Teachtoday.eu portal as a very important tool to deliver educational content to schools. The centre took advantage of the Insafe e-safety family kit, localised it into Czech and delivered the safer internet related content in an attractive form to households.
The Czech National Safer Internet Centre launched this year the anti-cyberbullying web site in the framework of the campaign that started during the Safer Internet Day 2009. Here, children and their parents can find basic information about issues connected to internet misuse.
Read more in English: Saferinternet.cz
Czech Safer Internet National Centre
The Safer Internet project is operating since 2006 with the support of the European Commission. It includes National Safer Internet Centre to coordinate awareness campaigns and provide the relevant content. It operates the Internet hotline to struggle against online crime and the Internet helpline to provide assistance to children in troubles on the Internet.
• Report illegal online content to the Czech national Internet Hotline
• Contact the Czech national Internet Helpline