Centro Internet Segura launches app for iOS, Android and Microsoft markets

It's a game designed for young people aged 12 and over that warns them about the dangers of the Internet. Viruses, Trojans, malware , Ads, worms, SPAMs are some of the "enemies" that players will have to face in the INES Battle of Cyberspace app. In the style of "Star Wars", this game challenges users to enter the digital universe to block the malicious attacks of Dark Server, the villain who wants to conquer cyberspace. The app also includes a quiz with five questions per level, which, when answered correctly, allow players to collect "energy" to defend the city. The app is available for iOS, Android and Microsoft.

This new game was launched during the Do Your Part for a Better Internetwhich involved experts from various areas of society in a discussion on topics such as digital identity, online behavior and addictions, data protection and privacy.

The seminar's program also included the presentation of projects in the areas of social inclusion, gender equality, digital education and global education. Miguel Silva, from the Council of Europe's North-South Centre, presented the distance learning program for Global Education and the Centre's work in promoting Human Rights, Intercultural Dialogue and Participatory Citizenship.

In the context of raising awareness of the responsible use of the Internet and technologies, the various initiatives carried out by the partners of the Centro Internet Segura Consortium were presented. Examples of these good practices are the SeguraNet - Surfing Safely project by the Directorate-General for Education and The Web We Want initiative by the Insafe network, both aimed at the educational community. 

To talk about Life beyond the like were João Pedro Damas, Youth Ambassador for Internet Safety, Vasco Touguinha, representative of the National Youth Council, Mário Silva from the Bué Fixe Association, Rita Cameiro Brito from the Youth for Equality Network and Tiago Gouveia from the Escolhas Program. This panel of young people was led by television presenter Pedro Fernandes.

For about an hour, the audience shared the enthusiasm of these five young people, their experiences and the work they are doing with political decision-makers for the causes they defend, and how they are contributing to making the Internet a better and safer place.

João Pedro Damas is a Youth Ambassador for Internet Safety, in other words, he speaks to giants such as Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Google, among others, about the ideas and doubts of young people his age [and beyond] who are taking their first steps into the world of the Internet. João was one of the fifteen young Europeans who took part in drawing up the Youth Manifesto for building a better Internet, an initiative of the European Commission and the Insafe network launched in 2015, which reflects young people's wishes for the future of the Internet. "We want a faster, more inclusive and freely accessible Internet"

Mário Silva represents Bué Fixe, a youth association that supports young people in vulnerable situations such as unemployment, social exclusion, risk of STD infection, among others. In 2013, this association was distinguished in the United Nations (UN) World Youth Report in the category of "Good Practices" for its work in promoting immigrants' access to HIV/AIDS prevention programs. In the area of human rights, Bué fixe is part of the Hate No! movement, a campaign running until 2017 to combat racism and discrimination in its online expression.

Rita Cameiro Brito, from the Youth Network for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, highlights the association's work to "promote gender equality in accordance with the precepts and guidelines of the United Nations and the European Union. It develops activities of information, training, pressure and influence, research, solidarity and education and cooperation." REDE promotes online and offlineactivism and is involved in disseminating the "No Hate Speech Movement" campaign, participating in national and international events.

Closing Safer Internet Day was the play ID - your brand on the Net! with actors Alexandre da Silva, Pedro Górgia, Tiago Aldeia and Vicente Morais. This is a PT Foundation production within the scope of the Communicate Safely program, which has been touring schools and theaters across the country since 2012. Over the course of around 50 minutes, various situations are humorously represented, warning of the risks of online exposure, from identity theft, digital reputation, cyberbullying, fraud, among others.

The Do Your Part for a Better Internet Seminar, held on February 4 in Lisbon, was an initiative of the Safe Internet Center, coordinated by the FCT, in collaboration with the PT Foundation to mark Safer Internet Day in Portugal.

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