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Biography
Short Bio
Georgina Siitta Achilleos has been working as a project Coordinator for the Cyprus Safer Internet Center - Cyberethics project since 2008 in Cyprus contributing to the enhancement of awareness to teachers, parents and children on the correct use of the Internet and new technologies. She was an assistant Coordinator to the ‘Diagnosis of the education needs and growth of the local authorities in Cyprus’ program, were SDDs and interviews were contacted around Cyprus with partner organizations CIIM and PriceWaterhouseCoopers. She has a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York. Mrs. Siitta Achilleos has also participated in many ICT projects in different positions executed by the New Media Lab of CNTI and also works as the liaison to the Head for many operational issues regarding the projects and the organization. She is a trained facilitator of structured dialogue (SDDSM) and has organized and participated in dozens of settings in several countries. Mrs. Siitta Achilleos has a great interest in the new technologies and the influence they have on the socio-psychological aspects of children and adults life but also to the societal evolution.
Publications
Taraszow, T., Aristodemou, E., Arsoy, A., Shitta, G. and Laouris, Y. (2009: in press) ‘Disclosure of personal and contact information by young people in social networking sites: an analysis using Facebook™ profiles as an example’, International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics.
Presentations:
Shitta, G., Taraszow, T., Laouris, Y. (2008, May). Safer Internet Forum: A youth- driven initiative for safer cyberspace. Paper presented at the Conference Child and Youth Research in the 21st Century: A Critical Appraisal, Nicosia. Cyprus. Child and Youth Research in the 21st Century: A Critical Appraisal, 28-29 May 2008, Nicosia, Cyprus
Drousiotou, A.-M., Shitta, G., Taraszow, T., & Laouris, Y. (2008, May). CyberEthics: The safer internet awareness node of Cyprus that promotes the active participation of children in their own safety. Paper presented at the Conference Child and Youth Research in the 21st Century: A Critical Appraisal, Nicosia. Cyprus.
Taraszow, T., Arsoy, A., Shitta, G., & Laouris, Y. (2008, Nov). How much Personal and Sensitive Information do Cypriot Teenagers reveal in Facebook? Proceedings of the 7th European Conference on E-Learning, Ayia Napa, Cyprus. European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL 2008), 6-7 November 2008, Ayia Napa, Cyprus.