The Best Content for Kids European Award aims at encouraging children and adults to create new and highlight already existing child-friendly, quality online content

European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes said: “The online world can be a great place for kids. I dream of building a Better Internet for Children: with the right online content, kids can explore, play and learn safely – ensuring they have a great time while also gaining the skills for a digital world. I hope this this competition can generate and celebrate bright ideas from across Europe”.

The competition will run in most EU member states and also in Iceland, Norway and Russia during 2013.

For further information consult the press release here.

Visit the website for further information on the competition in your country: http://www.bestcontentaward.eu

Congratulations, Youth Achievement Competition winners!

On Safer Internet Day 2013, Insafe has launched once again the Youth Achievement Competition.

After chosing the winners, the jury has stated:

Check out the press release and the winners’ entries.

João Pedro, Portugal

Internet has become one of the most efficient means of communication in our days. When we are online we are able to contact people from everywhere in the world, exchange experiences, learn new knowledge and extend our culture. However, restrictions imposed to the freedom of speech on the Internet make us think about who really has that right.

Freedom of speech is the right to share one’s ideas and opinions. It is the basis to modern democracy where censorship should not exist.

Continue reading.

Matthew, Winner of the Youth Achievements Competition

We asked our Pan-Eu Youth panelists their views on freedom of speech. Matthew wrote us back and we really liked to read his insightful article.

“We are all entitled to our own opinion.  Again, that’s what we’re told. But the reality is Youths actually don’t have this ‘freedom’.” says Matthew.

Read the full article here.