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Safer Internet Centre – Russia (formerly National Internet-Safety Node in Russia) is a combined Safer Internet Centre which includes awareness-raising and research centre, hotline and helpline, as well as several special thematic projects. The Centre was founded in 2008 by ROCIT (Internet-society NGO) and Soprotivlenie (victim support NGO) and works under patronage of Public Chamber of Russian Federation.

Safer Internet Centre – Russia performs different types of awareness-raising and educating activities online and offline, research work, operates a hotline and a helpline, runs Safer Internet Day activities in Russia. Also the Centre is a bridge for cooperation and partnership by government, industry and civil society for making the Internet a safer and more comfortable place for children and families.

Please visit us at www.saferunet.ru

Our special projects (in Russian) are www.nedopusti.ru (deals with the problem of missing and exploited children) and www.huliganam.net (anti-cyberbullying project).

Safer Internet Day – 2010 activities in Russia

Safer Internet Centre – Russia and ROCIT since 2008 traditionally run Safe Runet Week (rus. Nedelya Bezopasnogo Runeta) – a group of public awareness-raising events devoted to Safer Internet Day. This year the Week will start on February 2 and end on February 9.

The events of Safe Runet Week will be held this year in Moscow and 12 regions of Russia. They include conferences, roundtables, exhibitions, promotions of safer internet services and awareness-raising programmes. Main events of the Week will be held in Moscow and are the following:

February 2. High Level Roundtable and Seminar “Child Safety on the Internet: Modern Approach in Russia and Europe".

From Russian side the following people are invited to take part:

• Elena Mizulina, State Duma – parliament of Russia, Chairman of the Committee on the matters of Families, Women and Children;
• Pavel Astahov, Children’s Ombudsman in Russia;
• Lyudmila Narusova, Council of Federation (Senate of Russia), Chairman of the Commission on Information Politics;
• Olga Kostina, Member of Public Chamber of Russia;
• Galina Kislovskaya, Director of Russian State Children’s Library;
• Mark Tverdynin, Russian Association for Electronic Communications, Director;
• Urvan Parfentyev, Safer Internet Centre – Russia, Coordinator.

From European side:

• Janice Richardson, Insafe
• Brian O’Neill, EU Kids online
• Zdenek Zalis, Saferinternet.cz;

The event will gather specialists and experts in the field of ensuring child safety online. Also the roundtable will be well covered by press and will include press briefing.

The event will be held at Russian Information Agency Novosti (one of two official Russian information agencies), Moscow, Russia.

February 3 – Video conference between Moscow and regions of Russia: “The Role of educational and cultural organizations in promoting and ensuring child online safety”

Participants – educational experts from schools, libraries, museums, local official bodies.
4 regions of Russia have confirmed their participation to the date of December 1, two more regions are to be confirmed
Place of holding video conference – Russian State Children’s Library, Moscow
Topics to be discussed – the role and activity of educational and cultural institutions in promoting and building the culture of safe and responsible use of the Internet among youth.

February 4 – Public Summit “Threats for Child, User and Society from the internet: Situation in Russia” (i-SAFETY 2010 conference)

Public Summit is a form of open hearings of matters dealing with user and child safety online in Russia, where high state officials, NGO representatives, industry representatives and child sphere experts will meet in the discussions and commonly work out recommendations and solutions which will be promoted to practice.

Public Summit is held on the base of traditional i-SAFETY conference – the main event of Safe Runet Week and the main Russian conference on the matters of online safety.

The Summit will be held in Public Chamber of Russia.

More information and the program of the event are available on the Safe Runet Week website www.i-safety.ru

Also Youth Panel Roundtable is planned during Public Summit where youth activists will share their views and ideas on safer Internet with experts.

Participants: youth activists from different organizations and regions of Russia (ITL, Youth Leader Club, etc.) who are interested in the issues of safe, ethical and responsible use of the Internet; leading adult experts in Inrternet-security and safety.

Youth Panel – 6-8 children;
Experts: 4-5 persons

February 5 (Friday) – Traditional “direct line” with experts.
Topic: “Teaching Children about the Internet: How, Why and What to Teach?”

Place – Radio station “Voice of Russia”, live air of “Internet Watch” programme.

Invited Participants:

• Vera Chudinova, Russian State Children’s Library
• Larisa Gorbunova, Academy of Raising Qualification of Educators
• Svetlana Kobzeva, Public Council of Central Federal District of Russia

Time on air – about 1 hour
The audience has an opportunity to ask questions on the matters of child online safety education on air and to receive answers.

February 9, Tuesday – Forum of Safe Internet

Forum of Safe Internet will be held by Ministry of Mass communications in Ostankino TV Center. It will include awarding ceremonies for Family Web Safety Contest “My Safe Web” (rus. “Moya Bezopasnaya set”), Positive Content Website competition and social awareness contest “Safe Internet to the Masses”. Also the official ceremony of launching Public Web Safety Declaration will be held.

More information about Safer Internet Day – 2010 activities in Russia can be found on the Safe Runet Week website: http://2010.i-safety.ru/eng/moscow/