Internet Addiction and other online Dangers (Nicosia Conference)

Cyberethics - Frederick University Conference 2011

Project	Cyberethics
Place	Nicosia Cyprus
Date(s)	2 November 2011

Type of participants	University students, academics, civil society, journalists
Number of participants	approx. 120
Total Duration	1/2 day

The conference "Internet Addiction and other online Dangers" took place at the premises of the Frederick University in Cyprus on the 2nd of November 2011. It was co-organized by Social Work Department of Frederick University Cyprus and the [[Cyberethics: Cyprus Safer Internet Center|Cyberethics} team of the Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute.

Description

The conference was organized in order to promote safer internet within Greek speaking university students in Cyprus (mainly of the Frederick university) and also to raise awareness on Internet Addiction and other online dangers. Participants included university students, a number of journalists and academics. The speakers also included the Head of the Cyber Crime unit of the Cyprus police and the Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus.

Program

Time AGENDA

10:00 Welcoming / Introductions. Chair: Andri Andronikou 10:05 Welcome speech Minister of Education
10:15 Χρήση των Νέων Τεχνολογιών: Ανησυχίες και Προκλήσεις - Δρ Γ. Παπαναστασάτος – Υπεύθυνος Τμήματος Έρευνας ΚΕΘΕΑ 10:45 Cyber Crime in Cyprus: Markos Nikolettis, Cyprus Police, Cyber Crime Unit
11:15 EU Kids Online: Yiannis Laouris,CNTI 12:15 Ασφάλεια Ηλεκτρονικών Συστημάτων Δρ Γιώργος Χατζηχριστοφή – Λέκτορας Frederick 12.45 Cyberethics project presentation Helpline and Hotline (live cases, games, cartoons), Iliada Spyrou, Cyberethics Helpline Coordinator
13:15 Discussion 14:00 End of Conference