COSPRA Summit 2023 – Ndukwe Kalu Foundation

COSPRA SUMMIT 2023 – A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONVERSATION

“There is need to address the technologies in the lives of young internet users to ensure all stakeholders are actively involved in the opportunities it brings as well as reduce the risk associated with it.”


Opening Ceremony	10am-10:45am	Main Hall
Plenary Session I: Digital Literacy	11:30am – 12:15pm	Main Hall
Plenary Session II: Safety and Privacy	12:15 pm – 12:45 pm	Main Hall
Plenary Session III: Multi Stakeholder Responsibilities in Online Safety	12:45 pm – 1:30 pm	Main Hall
Closing Remarks, Performance & Photo Call	2:00pm – 2:30pm	Main Hall
Closing Ceremony	2:30pm – 3:00pm	Main Hall

It is the responsibility of the Government to spearhead funding for Digital Literacy and Child Online Safety programs; however, it is not the responsibility of the Government alone.
All stakeholders need to work with the Government to help drive Digital Literacy Programs.
Public-Private Partnerships are recommended to improve the infrastructure level of Nigeria.
CSOs need to intensify campaigns and awareness programs against child abuse online.
Digital literacy should be integrated into national basic curricula and made mandatory in all schools and at all levels of Education.
Work needs to be done to ensure accessibility, affordability and availability of the internet is of globally acceptable standards.
Policies need to be properly implemented, reviewed and updated to keep up with the fast-paced development of technology.
Parents have a very important role to play in Digital Literacy and this group should be especially targeted with programs and campaigns.
The use of Litigation as a tool to pressure the Government, not necessarily to win, but to put enough media coverage on the proceedings which may cause positive social sparks.
Children should be slowly eased into the online world by their parents and guardians.
There is a need to train teachers and guardians on Digital Literacy Skills.
Parents should leverage existing technology to protect children and control what a child sees online.
There is a need to have an open and honest discussion with children on appropriate behaviors online and the dangers the internet may pose to them.
Knowledgeable Parents can offer services to schools to educate children and teachers on the need for Child Online Safety.
Technical controls to protecting children online should be explored by all stakeholders and kids’ mode should be made mandatory for all devices.
It is the responsibility of Parents, Guardians and Adults to ensure that children don’t access the internet in an unsupervised manner.
The Government, private sector, civil society and other Internet stakeholders need to intensify efforts to promote child online safety in Nigeria.
Parents need to deploy adequate monitoring and censoring mechanisms for internet enabled devices that children are exposed to.
Parents need to understand that children just like adults are also protected by the law and should be exposed to the child right acts to help them make informed decisions.
The Government in conjunction with stakeholders need to create toolkits to address data gathering on child online safety.
Awareness Campaigns and Capacity Building sessions targeted at parents and teachers need to be spearheaded by all parties.
NGOs and Civil Societies need to start to focus on gathering accurate Data to help in policy making.
There is a need to find adequate sample sizes, so that we are able to extrapolate the data in a more realistic manner, and we’re therefore able to build programs that help the children.
There is a need to incorporate child online safety into the curriculum of primary and secondary schools in Nigeria.
Courses on digital literacy cyber security and Internet related laws should be made available for students, teachers, and school administrators by the school and CSOs need to strengthen campaigns and awareness programs against child abuse online.
Schools need to sensitize the kids with capacity building sessions explaining clearly the correct use and consumption of Internet related resources.
Policies need to be properly implemented, reviewed, and updated to keep up with the fast-paced development of technology.
Parents have a very important role to play in Safety and Privacy of children and this group should be especially targeted with programs and campaigns.
Parents and Schools need to create clear-cut guidelines on device usage and maintain those rules to a judicious standard.
Minors should not be given access to social media until they are wise enough to make informed decisions and they should be exposed to social media in a progressive manner with close monitoring by the parents.
There is a need to train parents, teachers, and guardians on Digital Literacy Skills.
Parents should leverage existing technology to protect children and control what a child sees online.
There is a need to have an open and honest conversation with children on appropriate behaviors online and the dangers the internet may pose to them.
Technical controls to protecting children online should be explored by all stakeholders.
Children should be slowly eased into the online world by their parents and guardians.
There is a need to train teachers and guardians on Digital Literacy Skills.
Parents should leverage existing technology to protect children and control what a child sees online.
There is a need to have an open and honest discussion with children on appropriate behaviors online and the dangers the internet may pose to them.
Knowledgeable Parents can offer services to schools to educate children and teachers on the need for Child Online Safety.
Technical controls to protecting children online should be explored by all stakeholders and kids’ mode should be made mandatory for all devices.