Dubbed Be the Cop, the
campaign highlights the role that parents, guardians and teachers need to play
to protect children in cyberspace and at the same time provides avenues of
redress should one encounter cyber-crime.
The Authority has partnered
with other organizations that play a role in safeguarding children including Department
of Children Services, The Cradle, Kenya Girl Guides Association, Kenya Scouts
Association, Kenya Association of Professional Counselors, United Nations
Children Fund (UNICEF), Plan International and Childline Kenya. The Authority
has also partnered with service providers Google, Orange, Airtel and Safaricom.
While launching the campaign at
the Kenya Primary Schools Head Teachers Association (KEPSHA) Annual Conference
CA Director General highlighted findings from a study carried out by the Authority,
“the study shows that teenagers are more concerned with cyber bullying while
adults are more concerned that children and teenagers are accessing
pornography. The study further reveals that parents, guardians and teachers
seem to be unable to monitor what children and teens are doing online.” He
added that findings from this study informed the campaign.
ICT Cabinet Secretary, Dr. Fred
Matiangi who was the guest of honour at the campaign launch noted that the
Internet is a global tool that provides us with endless possibilities however
it also harbors criminals and the issue of protecting children is a global
concern, “it is for this reason that in November 2008, the International
Telecommunications Union launched established the Child Online Protection initiative to
create an international collaborative network and promote online
safety of children around the world.”
The Authority is mandated to
regulate the ICT sector and at the same time protect consumers of ICT services
including children.
The
Child Online Protection awareness campaign will run for a period of three
months in electronic, print, outdoor and online media.
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