Youth protection: Digital citizenship — Principles & new resources

This paper explores the need to teach our children to become digital citizens, creating a culture of responsibility which will enable them to navigate the various risks inherent in using the Internet. FOSI´s Global Resource and Information Directory (GRID) is the first of a new generation of online global resources that aggregate and track the progress citizens around the world are making as they embrace the challenges and opportunities that this digital age has brought. Its evidence-based approach provides an important counterbalance to the negative, fear-based approach that sometimes pervades the cyber security debate. By educating children and the professionals who work to protect them, all parties can be better equipped to deal with the ever-changing digital world in which we now live.