dIGital yOUTH eMPOWerMENT

tHE sTORyLINE… A. Our Youth Panel B. Danish IGF C. Nordic cooporation at IGF 2010 D. Panel debate with industry

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dIGITAL sTOrIES

Think before you hack (4. graders): The party (6.-7. graders): Think before you tag (the oldest):

“CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE USE THE INTERNET A LOT, SO THEY SHOULD ALSO HAVE AN INFLUENCE...”

SECURITY: What can we do to make the internet a safer place? “I think that parents should help their children to understand what’s right and wrong and what’s dangerous on the internet so they wont get into trouble..” FUTURE: What do we wish of the internet in the future? “The internet can be used to many things an I think it should be part of the education in school that we learn to use it the right way”

DIVERSITY: Does the internet give a correct image of the world? “It's important to receive information from the whole world” ACCESS: Why do people not use the internet? “They are afraid, or don't have a computer or don't know how to use a computer” RIGHTS: What is the most important right online? “Without privacy the internet is worth nothing” aND…

WHO IS TO DECIDE ABOUT THE INTERNET? “NOT JOURNALISTS BECAUSE THEY LIE AND FUCK UP EVERYTHING AND NOT THE DANISH GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THEY WOULD JUST FORBID ACCESS TO US IMMIGRANTS”

IN AWARENESS TERMS: (freedom of information + equal access = the internet contains all sorts of information, hence you are the critical ‘selector’ + the internet makes possible for everyone to gain access to information, hence the global characteristics of the technology)

iNTERNaTIONAl IGF WS 134 Child Online Protection in Northern Europe – Methods and Approaches for Educating your Children Online Organizers: the Swedish Post and Telecom Agency, the Norwegian Post and Telecommunications Authority, the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority FICORA, the Danish Media Council for Children and Young People, the Swedish Media Council, the NGO Web Coaches/Fryshuset, the telecom operator TeliaSonera, the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture/Iceland

How the IGF issues can be deployed in order to engage children and young people in the challenges of digital technologies?

“THE INTERNET IS A FREE PLACE FOR ALL. ITS A PLACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, WHERE THE PARENTS DON'T ALWAYS GET INVOLVED AND WHERE YOU CAN EXPRESS YOURSELF. THE ELEDERLY TO PLAN HOLIDAYS AND TRAVELS, PARENTS TO WORK, BOOKS, MUSIC AND NEWS, FIRMS TO MAKE DEALS AND INVESTMENTS. SO I THINK THE INTERNET SHOULD BE THERE FOR EVERYONE.....”

pANEL dEBATE wIth thE INDUSTRY TELE 2011

“I WISH ONE COULD HAVE A MOBILE PHONE THAT TURNS SOFT AT NIGHT SO THAT ONE CAN BRING IT INTO BED BED WITHOUT IT HURTS BECAUSE ONE ACCIDENTAILLY HAPPENS TO LAY UPON IT…” “I WISH THE MOBILE COULD HAVE A BARCODE SCANNER SO THAT ONE AUTOMATICALLY COULD MAKE A BUDGET ON EVERYTHING ONE HAS BOUGHT DURING THE MONTH…”

“CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD DECIDE WHAT HAPPENS TO THE INTERNET BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BETTER IMAGINATION”

tHank you for your aTtention Camilla Wøldike The Media Council for Children and Young People Denmark