Ur pressmeddelande från International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media.

Report: Risks and safety on the internet: The perspective of European Children. Full Findings (published 13/01/11)
Full findings from the EU Kids Online survey of 9-16 year olds and their parents.

*      These findings are based on the answers of 25,000 children across 25 European countries, and are linked to key policy implications.

*      The press release, executive summary in the languages of participating countries, methodology and presentations can all be found on the project website.

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*      Project website: www.eukidsonline.net

Enhancing Knowledge Regarding European Children’s Use, Risk and Safety Online

This project| centres on a cross-national survey of European children’s experiences of the internet, focusing on uses, activities, risks and safety. It also maps parents’ experiences, practices and concerns regarding their children’s online risk and safety.

More than 25,000 children from across Europe (and one of their parents) were interviewed for the study, EU Kids Online, based at the London School of Economics and Political Science, co-ordinated by Professor Sonia Livingstone and Dr Leslie Haddon, and funded by the European Commission’s Safer Internet Programme.

The EU Kids Online project aims to enhance knowledge of European children’s and parents’ experiences and practices regarding risky and safer use of the internet and new online technologies, and thereby to inform the promotion of a safer online environment for children.

Countries included in EU Kids Online are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the UK.

The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media at Nordicom, University of Gothenburg, is co-ordinating the Swedish participation in the project.