KOREA : For making our life online safer and happier!
In the information-driven 21st century, a dramatic advance in IT technology ushered in deeply interconnected world where people can access the internet anytime and anywhere. Moreover this easily accessible world of virtual space is so closely interwound with the real world that people can do shopping, making friends and so on. Especially, as the young in other countires, Korea's young and tech-savvy internet users have spent more time in life online and led today's digital community. Therefore we should ensure that this online world is a safe and pleasant place and also our children should learn thier ability to create and change this world as well as resposibility.
With considred the fact, KISCOM(Korea Internet Safety Commission), a statutory organisation of Korea, has been working with schools, parent's groups and other stakeholders like IT industry to encourage the young users to take the initiative for understanding and expading good practices in cyberspace.
Cyber Safety School : KISCOM designates Cyber Safety Schools-elementary, middle and high schools and provides a range of special educational program tailored to each institution, including exhibitions, competitions and special lectures on how to use the internet wisely. The programs are designed for students to acknowledge advers effects of the Internet and to learn how to use the Internet sensibly.
Here are some works done by our students for competitions in Cyber Safety School.
(from the left and in clockwise, 1 KIM Hana - Maehayng Girl's Information Highschool, 2 KANG, Bongsu - Namhan Middle School, 3 KIM, Solbin - Namhan Middle School, 4 KIM, Juyong - Namhan Middle School, 5 KIM. Danbin - Maehayng Girl's Information Highschool)
Recommended Websites for Youth : KISCOM selects and publishes a quarterly list of websites containing beneficial information for minors in order to promote wise use of such information. This white list is also monitored and updated by trained staffs for ensuring safety of information for youth. Please visit www.iteennet.or.kr designated for this program.
Public Awareness Campaigns : KISCOM invites each and every internet user to join the journey to build a safer cyberspace, and carries our a number of campaignes in cooperation with media outlets and civic organisations.
Now enjoy one of KISCOM's TV commercials, which delivers the responsible onlien comments under the title of 'everything is starting from your fingertip'.
Click here for the full clip.
Along with our public awareness of Internet Safety, KISCOM runs other programs to protect Internet users from illegal and harmful contents. As one of these, we operate 'Illegal & harmful Information Report Center'
for 24/7 to receive public reports which can be forwarded to deliberation committees of KISCOM or relevant authorities such as a law enforcement agency. Visit our center at www.singo.or.kr.
If you find any websites in Korean or from Korea, which you suspect may be illegal, please report us at www.kiscom.or.kr/report.
KISCOM also provides assistance to settle disputes over violation of rights in cyberspace, including privacy infringement and defamation of character through our Mediation department on dispute over cyber defamation of character.
In addition to mediation, in cases where a victim of privacy invasion or violation of one's rights in cyberspace intends to file a civil/criminal lawsuit against an offender, the department offers practical assistance by offically requesting information on an alleged perpetrator. For more information, visit www.bj.or.kr.
