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Robin Blake, former Head of Media Literacy at Ofcom, recently joined the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) to lead its work on Internet and Society. “As recent events in the region clearly demonstrate, the development of the internet and social media in particular, has a real impact on the lives of millions of people. Qatar has the vision and resources to ensure that all those living in Qatar benefit from the many opportunities created by effective use of digital communication technologies.

More than one in eight children have been bothered or upset by online content finds a report published today based on interviews with 23,000 young people across Europe. However researchers stressed that the majority of children had no upsetting experiences on the internet and indeed were often comfortable doing things that some adults consider risky.

According to Get Safe Online’s research, 67% of people accessing the web from their mobiles do not use the password or PIN function to secure their handsets. Combined with all the other information they store, such as home telephone numbers, family names and personal emails, smartphone users can be particularly vulnerable to fraud if the device falls into the wrong hands.

Professor Tanya Byron has confirmed the UK as a world leader in child internet safety but advised that Government and Industry need to make faster progress in delivery if the UK is to stay ahead of advances in technology.

Teachers across the UK have been using resources available on the BBC News School Report website to help their 11-14 year old students develop journalistic skills and beco

The BBC report that “Four in five adults (79%) regard internet access as their fundamental right according to a new global poll conducted across 26 countries for BBC World Service.

The Federal Communications Commission has released its National Broadband Plan Consumer Survey, Broadband Adoption and Use in America, which found that affordability and lack

The UK’s first child internet safety strategy, ‘Click Clever Click Safe’, was launched in December at the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) Summit.