Cyber safety education in developing countries

Rossouw Von Solms, Sune Von Solms

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Abstract

Cyber safety has become critical in today's world. Young children specifically need to be educated to operate in a safe manner in cyberspace and to protect themselves in the process. Unfortunately, African and developing countries do not necessarily possess the required resources to run extensive educational programmes for children. Using open educational resources, a cyber-safety curriculum has been developed. This curriculum will empower teachers in junior or primary schools to educate their learners about cyber safety. Once all the tests have been completed, the curriculum will be made available to primary schools in countries where governments or education departments do not provide such educational material.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIMSCI 2015 - 9th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings
EditorsNagib Callaos, Belkis Sanchez, Andres Tremante, Jeremy Horne, Friedrich Welsch
PublisherInternational Institute of Informatics and Systemics, IIIS
Pages173-178
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781941763308
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event9th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, IMSCI 2015 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 12 Jul 201515 Jul 2015

Publication series

NameIMSCI 2015 - 9th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, Proceedings

Conference

Conference9th International Multi-Conference on Society, Cybernetics and Informatics, IMSCI 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period12/07/1515/07/15

Keywords

  • Cyber awareness
  • Cyber education
  • Cyber safety
  • Cyber security

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Artificial Intelligence

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