D.E.A.P. - Data, Education, Awareness, Protection

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The internet is omnipresent in the lives of today's children and youth. We are experiencing a digitalisation of society in which social networks, smart devices and artificial intelligence are continually growing in social significance. The dangers of identity theft, cyber-bullying and interference with political and social opinion-building through social media have long since become a reality. Education and the promotion of media and data protection competence are therefore among the most important tasks of future democratic societies: Only through awareness-building, education and targeted educational measures can active and informed participation in society and democracy succeed. The DPA’s of Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania have formed a consortium with Hamburg’s citizen broadcasting station and media competency expertise hub, TIDE. Over the course of two years, the project D.E.A.P. (Data, Education, Awareness, and Protection) aims to adapt the topic of data protection to the reality of parents' lives; D.E.A.P. wants to make data protection tangible and comprehensible. To do so, this project will raise awareness about educational data protection topics in online seminars and (barrier-free) offline events. In addition, we will produce multilingual education material (Videos, Podcast, digital booklet) and support building local community-based expert multiplier structures. D.E.A.P. supports not only the strategic nationwide efforts to promote the media literacy of pupils and parents in Germany, but also CERV’s EU-wide impact goals. D.E.A.P.’s particular focus on fostering digital competency among socioeconomically disadvantaged parents is not only innovative, but also very promising. D.E.A.P. is a seminal, border-crossing educational project which perfectly complements the EU strategy of making Europe fit for the digital age!