The entire #DigitSafe project aimed to foster broader and deeper knowledge among young people on two key topics: Cybersecurity & Hate Speech, and Security & Privacy. This initiative specifically targeted the most vulnerable groups of young individuals, intending to construct safer digital communal spaces and practices while enhancing their capacities in terms of digital resilience.By gathering essential information concerning these issues within the legal, psychological, and social framework and compiling it to ensure accessibility for young people, especially through their frequently used social media platforms, the #DigitSafe Project also sought to achieve the following specific main objectives: To promote digital citizenship among young people in the participating countries, in line with the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027. This involved empowering them with practical and compiled information about Security & Privacy, Hate Speech & Cyberbullying. To equip young people, particularly those with fewer opportunities who often lack information and data literacy, with the necessary skills to enhance their digital resilience.
“#DigitSafe-Boosting digital safe spaces and resilience” Project following the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2017 and in line with the EU Youth Goal 6 “Information & Constructive Dialogue”, aims at empowering young people to become resilient and safe digital citizens, enabling them to address some of the challenges and negative impacts of the digital era. The results of the DigitFIT project, in which members of this Consortium have participated, pointed out the difficulties young people find when looking for compiled information and for knowledge on how to act when their digital privacy and security is undermined or when they face cyberbullying and hate speech. To implement #DigitSafe, the joint work of the five European partners that composed this Consortium, will be required: CONEXX-EU (Belgium) as coordinator, CESUR (Spain), Inova Aspire (The Netherlands), Radio Alma (Belgium) and PFE (Bulgaria). In the field of digital safety and resilience among young people (18-30 y.o), project’s target, a number of needs that will be addressed by #DigitSafe are highlighted by the Consortium.