To reduce the risks of the digital world while enabling more children and young people to reap its benefits, governments, civil society, local communities, international organizations and industry must come together in common purpose. Policy-makers in particular are needed in order to achieve an international goal to keep children safe online.
The scope of child online protection extends to any harm that children are exposed to online, covering a broad range of risks that threaten the safety and wellbeing of children. It is a complex challenge that must be approached from multiple angles, including legislation, governance, education, policy and society.
The purpose of these guidelines is to offer policy-makers in ITU Member States a user-friendly and flexible framework to understand and act upon their legal obligation to provide for the protection of children in both the real, physical and virtual worlds.