Global Needs Assessment Survey on Internet Safety

^{25 Feb 2008}

In response to problems that young people in particular are encountering in their use of the Internet, a global research Steering Committee of Australian and American researchers and practitioners have developed a Global Needs Assessment Survey, which is being circulated by the Internet Keep Safe Coalition and Harvard's Center on Media and Child Health. It is situated at http://snipurl.com/1zu4b.

The aim is to gather international data from researchers, educators, policy and industry leaders, law enforcement, and public health professionals and they are asking you to complete an anonymous 10 minute survey about the issues and strategies for dealing with cybersafety. The results of this survey will provide international data to support seeking involvement from corporate, government and non government organisations to allow them to help develop timely and relevant intervention programs and provide a framework from which to establish best practices in response to these issues.

Data collection has begun this week and will end March 31st. The embargoed draft results will be distributed internally to the Steering Committee by June 2, 2008. The results will be announced in the U.S. by Dr. Michael Rich on June 10th at the ISP Best Practice summit in Washington DC. The results can be sorted by country so it will provide data that we can draw on in local country research and will be able to circulate to the community.

For further information please contact Elizabeth Stacey PhD at estacey@deakin.edu.au.