Sep 29 2008
New UK Internet Safety Council Launched
I’ve always admired the work of Dr Tanya Byron, her last report Safer Children in a Digital World, is one I’ve always referred to on any Internet Safety training in Highland. The report, to me, gave a well balanced response to enabling children and young people to use the internet and new forms of self-expression safely.
I’m pleased to hear that the recommendations of the Byron review have been adhered to. Gordon Brown today launched the ‘UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCISS). It seems that this is somewhat of a global breakthrough as no other country has developed a council that involves a co-ordinated approach to internet safety. Full press release is here
And here’s what Dr Tanya Byron has to say.
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Great blog and thanks for the post. I am currently on a PGCE course in ICT so we’ve recently been looking at e-safety in schools and the issues surrounding it. This seems like a step in the right direction and it’s nice to see the government listening to someone as well informed as Dr Byron.