1. Diffusion of convergent media and child protection: Benefits and Responsibilities
Taking Forward the ITU’s COP Initiative
European NGO Alliance for Child Safety Online
John Carr

3. UK children’s organizations

4. The internet changes everything
The digital age – “Everything Everywhere”
Mobile phones
Desk top computers
Lap top computers and Netbooks
iPod, iTouch, iPad, MP3 player
Games consoles – handheld and static
Internet enabled TVs
Web cams – often with sound and often built in
WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, location apps
The internet – bringing them all together

5. Benefits Enormous Educationally Socially Economically Personally
The operation of civil society

6. Responsibilities Enormous Adjust to a new way of living
Change is never easy
But it is inevitable
Nothing new under the sun
Old issues arise in new guises

7. Benefits and responsibilities shared by everyone
The industry
Service and content providers, manufacturers, connectivity suppliers, advertisers and the media
The schools
Teachers, IT staff, welfare staff
The family
Parents and grandparents
The community
Religious leaders, social organizations
The Government and regulators
Holding the ring
Children and young people themselves
ITU COP principles and documents provide an excellent guide