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

This is a game developed for young people aged 12 and over that warns 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 Batalha do Ciberespaço app . In the style of “Star Wars”, this game challenges users to enter the digital universe to block malicious attacks from Dark Server , the villain who wants to conquer cyberspace. The app also includes a quiz with five questions per stage, 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 Internet Seminar , which involved experts from different areas of society in the discussion on topics such as digital identity, online behavior and addictions, data protection and privacy.

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

As part of raising awareness about the responsible use of the Internet and technologies, the various initiatives carried out by the partners of the Safe Internet Center Consortium were presented. Examples of these good practices are the SeguraNet project – Navigating Safely from the Department of Education and the The Web We Want initiative from the Insafe network, both aimed at the educational community. 

To talk about Life beyond the like 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 were invited. 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 do with policymakers in favor of 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, that is, he is the interlocutor with giants such as Apple , Facebook , Microsoft , Google , among others, for the ideas and doubts of young people his age [and not only] who are taking their first steps in the world of the Internet. João was one of fifteen young Europeans who participated in the development of the Youth Manifesto for building a better Internet , an initiative of the European Commission and the Insafe network launched in 2015 and which reflects the plans of young people 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 who are in vulnerable situations such as unemployment, social exclusion, risk of STD infection, among others. In 2013, this association was recognized in the United Nations (UN) World Youth Report in the “Good Practices” category for its work in promoting immigrants’ access to HIV/AIDS prevention programs. In the area of human rights, Bué fixe is part of the Ódio Não! movement. the campaign that is running until 2017 to combat racism and discrimination in its online expression.

Rita Cameiro Brito , from the Youth Network for Equal Opportunities between Women and Men, highlights the association’s work to “promote gender equality in compliance with the precepts and guidelines of the United Nations and the European Union. It develops activities in information, training, lobbying and influence, research, solidarity and education, and cooperation.” The NETWORK promotes online and offline activism and is involved in the dissemination of the “No Hate Speech Movement” campaign, participating in national and international events.

Closing Safer Internet Day , the play ID – your brand on the Internet! with the actors Alexandre da Silva, Pedro Górgia, Tiago Aldeia and Vicente Morais. This is a production by the PT Foundation as part of the Communicating in Safety program, which has been touring schools and theaters across the country since 2012. Over the course of approximately 50 minutes, various situations are humorously represented, warning of the risks of online exposure, including identity theft, digital reputation, cyberbullying, fraud, among others.

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

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