Safer Internet Day 2014 should be a “wake-up...

said parents need to know what their children are doing online. “That’s not the EU’s job or a government’s job, it’s your job, and there are lots of websites and organisations to help,” said her written remarks. Children must be encouraged to create a better online world for themselves and stand up to cyberbullies, Kroes said. The European Telecommunications Network Operator’s Association said it established an internal child protection task force to boost the safety of communications services for children. ETNO’s approach to online safety is: Educating children, teens and teachers on how to get the most out of the Internet while keeping safe, offering services specially designed for youngsters, including security features on Internet, mobile and IPTV services, and facilitating cooperation among members and with public institutions to promote best practices. Liberty Global and European Schoolnet (EUN) said they're helping schools with e-safety challenges called eSafety Label and the Web We Want. The former, developed by EUN, Liberty Global, Microsoft, Telefonica and three European education ministries, is a pan-Europe online safety support and accreditation standard for schools, Liberty Global said. The Web We Want, developed by EUN in cooperation with Liberty Global, Google and a team of young people, is an educational handbook that helps teens and teachers make informed online decisions. Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., touted the importance of broadband Tuesday as part of a Safer Internet Day event. It’s “critical now more than ever that our schools keep up with advancing technology,” Schumer said of E-rate revamps. Broadband is the “closest thing we have to a silver bullet” when it comes to expanding healthcare, revamping education and growing the economy, Schumer said. “Federal investment is required.” He pointed favorably to the FCC Connect America Fund and the National Broadband Plan.