54% of Maltese children use internet daily

A report which includes for the first time research data about Malta based upon the study conducted by  the  Malta   Communications  Authority  in  2010  reveals that almost  all  secondary  students  (98%)  use  the internet weekly while the majority (54%) of all children use it daily.

EU Kids Online – a pan-European research project has just published a report with the most recent research on internet access and use by European kids from 33 countries, as well as associated risk and harm, together with parental mediation and safety. 

The report includes a number of policy recommendations that can be adopted in the formulation of a national policy about internet use.  Two  of  the  recommendations  ask  for  more  media  education  at  school  and  the  training  of adults enabling them to mediate their children’s internet use. 

The  studies indicate  that  there  are  a  number  of  countries (including  Lithuania,  Austria,  Romania and Estonia) where parents are less aware of children’s risk experiences. In other countries like Ireland and Italy, the prevalence of risk is low because, thus far, internet usage is underdeveloped. On  the  other  hand  high  levels  of  personal  mobile  internet  access  in  some  countries  such  as Norway, Germany and the UK produce new challenges for safeguarding children. 

The   report   EU   Kids   Online:   National   Perspectives   can   be   obtained   from   this   link
http://www2.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/research/EUKidsOnline/EU%20Kids%20III/Reports/Perspectives
Report.pdf