Child Online
Protection
Experience in
Egypt
National Child Online Protection committee
(Re-established June 2013) with a Ministerial
Decree No. 257
Islam Omran
Child Online Protection Committee Coordinator
Ministry of Communications and Information
Technology, Egypt
(Re-established June 2013) with a
Ministerial Decree No. 257
National Child Online
Protection Committee
Input
Output
From all
stakeholders
For the benefit of our
children
Multistakeholderism
Government
Private
Sector
Academia
Civil Society
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National Child Online Protection Committee (Stakeholders)
Non – Gov
Associations
Ministry of Justice
Mega ICT Companies
MCIT
National Council for
Childhood and
Motherhood
Ministry of Higher
Education
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Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Education
Child Online Protection Committee Objectives
Setting a national strategy for raising awareness of Children Internet Safety
Assessing current status of COP in Egypt, providing studies, researches,
statistics…etc. related to it
Supporting a safe environment for Internet usage among children according to
COP committee members scope of work
Communicating with international entities supporting COP
Opening discussion channels among member entities in the COP National
Committee
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Child Online Protection Committee
Awareness and
Media
Technology
Solutions
Research and
Studies
National COP
Committee
Laws and
Legislations
Education
Child Online Protection Committee
(Technology Solutions Team )
Using
“NET
Clean“
system
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Availing
Parental
Protection
Packages in
“Link Dot
Net ” and
“Link DSL”
Applying
Family
Internet
through
TE Data,
one of the
biggest
ISP
providers
in Egypt
Establishi
ng a Code
of Ethics
for all
Mobile
Operators
in Egypt
Establishin
g a Code
of Ethics
for all
Internet
Service
Providers
in Egypt
Protection
Button
Child Online Protection Committee
(Research and Studies Team)
Conducing a
Study with
Microsoft
about
Reputation
on the
Internet
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Regional study
conducted by
GSMA and NTT
DOCOMO for the
children’s use of
Mobile phones
with 3 other Arab
Countries
(Algeria, KSA
and Iraq)
Conducing
many studies
focusing on
Internet
behaviors and
tendencies
with
international
bodies
Preparing a
scientific
repository to
collect all
academic
studies related
to COP
Child Online Protection Committee
(Education Team)
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Youth Group
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Parental Group
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Educators Group
Child Online Protection Committee
(Education and Capacity Building Team)
SMS
Competition
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Enhancing
the
Current
COP
Curricula
at schools
Contacting
Information
Technology
Institute (ITI)
for including
a new COP
chapter in
their
Curricula
Applying
model of
ITU Council
(MUN) at
Schools
Child Online Protection Committee
(Media and Awareness Team )
• Participating in many forums for Journalism entities
• Preparing Guidelines and Smart Tips for child online
protection to be used as posters, brochures…etc.
• Microsoft Competition
• Holding Digital Society Forum, 1st of June,
• Issuing the first booklet for child Online protection
“Together For A Safer Internet”
• Celebrating Safer Internet Day
• Oracle Competition
• Creating a section for COP on MCIT website
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Child Online Protection Committee
Some
the International
International Efforts
Efforts
Some of
of the
Amending Resolutions 67 :The role of the Telecommunication
Development Sector in child online protection, in addition to presenting
the Egyptian experience in the Council Working Group on COP, February
2014
Participation of IGF, in Turkey September 2014
“Monitoring researches and Studies in Arabic Language about Children
and the internet”
Participation in the WSIS , June 2014
Participation in the Arab IGF, November 2014
Fifth Meeting of the JCA – COP
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Thank you
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