Five members of the Australian government's Youth Advisory Group met today at Parliament House in Canberra with the government's minister in charge of broadband communications to offer suggestions on how the government can support cyber safety. The YAG members also met with the Consultative Working Group on Cyber-Safety.
The broadband minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, noted that since May of this year nearly 8,000 posts have been made to the advisory group's online forum, y@g Online. The Youth Advisory Group includes some 300 members.
Some examples of the advice received from advisory group members:
“We need an anonymous online chat facility up for kids to talk about their problems with a professional.”
“Really promote the website so kids just know where to go.”
“Help us to understand the differences between different social networking sites and help us to understand how to use them safely.”
Young Australians advise Government on cyber-safety
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