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

(Versão completa em inglês disponível em breve)

This is a game developed for young people aged 12 and over that warns them about the dangers of the Internet. Viruses, trojans, malware, ads, worms, SPAM are some of the "enemies" that players will have to face in the app INES Battle of Cyberspaceapp. 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 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 Seminar Do Your Part for a Better Internet, which brought together experts from various fields of society to discuss topics such as digital identity, online behavior and addiction, data protection, and privacy.

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

As part of raising awareness about the responsible use of the Internet and technology, various initiatives carried out by partners of the Safe Internet Center Consortium were presented. Examples of these good practices include the SeguraNet – Navegar em Segurança (SafeNet – Safe Browsing) project by the Directorate-General for Education and the Insafe network's The Web We Want initiative , 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 in the enthusiasm of these five young people, their experiences, and the work they do with policymakers to advance the causes they champion, and how they are contributing to making the Internet a better and safer place.

João Pedro Damas is Youth Ambassador for Internet Safety, which means he acts as a liaison between giants such as Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, and others, and the ideas and questions of young people his age [and beyond] who are taking their first steps in the world of the Internet. João was one of fifteen young Europeans who participated in the drafting of the Youth Manifesto for a better Internet, an initiative of the European Commission and the Insafe network launched in 2015 that reflects young people's aspirations 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 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! (No Hate!) 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 between Women and Men, highlights the association's work to "promote gender equality in accordance with the principles and guidelines of the United Nations and the European Union. It carries out activities in the areas of information, training, lobbying and advocacy, research, solidarity, education, and cooperation."The NETWORK promotes online and offlineactivism and is involved in spreading the "No Hate Speech Movement" campaign, participating in national and international events.

Closing Safer Internet Day, the play ID – your mark on the Net! with actors Alexandre da Silva, Pedro Górgia, Tiago Aldeia, and Vicente Morais. This is a production by the PT Foundation as part 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 portrayed to highlight the risks of online exposure, including identity theft, digital reputation, cyberbullying, and fraud, among others.

The seminar "Do Your Part for a Better Internet," held on February 4 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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