The International Forum “Children’s Online Safety” will take place in Chisinau, a two-day event organized by the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) in partnership with the International Centre “La Strada Moldova,” with the support of the US Department of State and the Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Moldova. The event will be broadcast live on Rlive.md and RLIVE TV.
Thus, on Thursday and Friday, 15-16 February, international and national government representatives, European Commission officials, ICT industry experts, civil society, and organizations with expertise in the field will be discussed in six panels.
Earlier, Minister Adrian Efros gave some details about the forum.
“The safety and protection of children, whether physical or virtual, is the primary concern of the MAI. However, the online environment is becoming more and more hostile, and the internet is snaring and abusing children in ways and approaches that, a few years earlier, we didn’t even think could happen. Technology is advancing rapidly, and we are being forced to identify and apply protective solutions to fight back. For us, children are the most precious value of our nation,” said Adrian Efros.
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The objective of the Forum is to initiate discussions, exchange best practices, share progress and challenges encountered in online child protection, and identify solutions. The event brings closer the collaboration of the Republic of Moldova with European countries in this field to formulate priorities and reaffirm commitments to ensure international standards. The inter-sectoral dialogue will agree on steps to ensure child safety in the online space, according to the National Plan for the Accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union for 2024-2027 and other sectoral policies. The event will include an NGO Fair, where resources, technologies, and materials relevant to child protection, digitalization, and online safety will be exhibited. The Minister of Home Affairs, the President of the country, together with the European Commissioner for Home Affairs, and the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova will give an opening speech before the Forum.