February 2010

Safer Internet Day - lecture for elementary school students

About 60 students from 6 elementary schools from Skopje attended а lecture about safer usage of the Internet on 9 February in the EU InfoCentre. The event was organized in order to mark Safer Internet Day, under this year’s motto “Think before you post”. The lecture is also a part of the Information Society Days that will take place in the EU InfoCentre from 9 to 26 February.

Elena STOJANOVSKA, Advisor for International Cooperation and Public Relations at the Directorate for Personal Data Protection and Filip STOJANOVSKI, Program Coordinator at Metamorphosis Foundation, CRISP - Children’s Rights on the Internet, Safe and Protected Project, explained to the children that they should think carefully about the potential consequences of their actions before posting their own personal information or those of their friends.

Through concrete examples, useful information and advice, the lecturers explained the specifics about good internet behavior and unwanted consequences.

The aim of the event was to raise awareness among young people regarding the fact that photos and other personal information, once online, remain online.