TICRF (Taiwan Internet Content Rating Promotion Foundation) was established on March 11, 2005 to promote the concept of Internet Content Rating as well as draft development strategies for the safe access of children and young adults to the Internet. Our logo below is clearly indicated TICRF’s role on protecting children for Internet Safety.

TICRF’s achievements in 2006 are sharing with all of you as follows: TICRF Internet Content Rating Filter is embedded in Microsoft IE 7.0 Chinese version and Windows Vista Chinese version. TICRF establishes an Internet Content Rating System in Taiwan based on PICS (Platform for Internet Content Selection), which is accorded with Taiwan customs. We all know that Internet Explorer is installed with a PICS-based content rating system known as the Content Advisor, and RSACi system are already built-in there. TICRF cooperated with Microsoft Taiwan to embed TICRF Internet Content Rating filter in IE 7.0 Chinese version. It will help people in Taiwan more convenient to set up their browser without download the filter.

TICRF held the seminar of “2006 Asia-Pacific Internet Safety” on May 18, 2006 in Taiwan. We invited KISCOM from Korea and IA Japan from Japan to join this seminar. All of the three parties have shared their unique experiences on Internet Safety for children.

TICRF invite primary schools teachers to create interesting and helpful teaching programs that will encourage teachers to learn about the websites rating system and provide them with useful material to help students use the Internet safety. These plans provide different resources depending on student age. For instance, the different Internet Safety issues and knowledge required by lower, middle and upper primary schools’ students, and the designing of teaching strategies on which this depends.