New Zealand Internet Safety Group
and the Ministry of Education

The New Zealand Ministry of Education worked in conjunction with other government departments, schools and NGO’s,including ECPAT to develop an Internet Safety Kit for distribution in schools.

The Kit includes an “Internet Safety Agreement” that is signed by a child and their guardian to ensure families work together to keep internet usage safe. The Kit also includes practical tips and hints for parents, teachers and children on how to have fun on-line without jeopardising a child’s safety.

You can view an on-line version of the kit at :-
http://www.netsafe.org.nz/ie/kit/index.asp?xmldata=kit.xml

ACPI, the ECPAT affiliate in Spain, will continue its work with Internet Safety through a new campaign in 2002. This campaign is being carried out in cooperation with the Children’s Ombudsman and one of the largest Internet Service Providers for Spanish sites, Terra-Lycos. For the campaign, ACPI has created an 8 page comic book for young people that explains basic rules that should be followed when using the Internet. Mouse pads for all school computers, with illustrations reminding users of these rules, and an informative brochure for parents will be distributed at the same time. Terra-Lycos is creating ‘safe zones’ with sites that are appropriate for young surfers and installing content filtering software on school’s servers.