Brussels, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — European Commission Vice President for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes and the U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano have today signed a Joint Declaration in London, committing to make the Internet a safer and better place for children.
In the Declaration, Vice President Kroes and Secretary Napolitano:
This declaration complements other European Commission initiatives to keep children save and confident in the digital world. These include the EU Strategy for a safer internet and better internet content for children and teenagers presented earlier this year (see IP/12/445) and a Commission-brokered coalition of top tech & media companies to make the internet a better place for our kids. see IP/11/1485)
Background
The groundwork for today’s declaration was prepared by the EU-US Working Group on Cyber-security and Cyber-crime. This was established in the context of the EU-US Summit of 20 November 2010 held in Lisbon (PRES/10/315) with the aim to tackle new threats to the global networks upon which the security and prosperity of our free societies increasingly depend.
Within the European Commission, Vice-President Kroes is responsible for cyber-security and Commissioner Malmström for tackling cyber-crime. Within the United States, the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, Department of State, Department of Commerce and other federal entities collaborate to help strengthen cyber-security and fight cyber-crime.
Useful links
Better Internet for Kids in the Digital Agenda for Europe
CEO coalition
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Neelie Kroes website
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