Closing the Digital Divide and Promoting Online Safety
About DISI
Digital Inclusion and Safer Internet (DISI) is a core program of PPDC which seeks to promote universal access to ICTs for sustained individual and economic development; and for full participation in society; in a way that preserves the safety and freedom of the internet.
WEB RANGERS
Rangers traditionally guard parks and other areas of natural beauty, In Google, we call the digital rangers WEBRANGERS, aimed at keeping the internet safe. This project is targeted at teenagers in secondary school who will campaign for safe use of the internet in their communities, after participating in a workshop organized by Google and Partners, where they learn about online safety and campaigning.
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day (SID) is a worldwide event that raises awareness about online safety and encourages everyone to help create a better internet. SID is an event celebrated on the second day, second week, and the second month of every year. The day offers the opportunity to highlight positive uses of technology and It calls upon young internet users to join together in helping to create a better internet.
online safety curriculum
We currently working with the Nigerian Education Resource Development Centre to introduce online curriculum into Junior secondary schools in Nigeria