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". − Mr President, the Commission would like to congratulate Ms Costa on her important report. It is in line with the European strategy to create a better internet for children, which was set up recently by the Commission to combine a series of instruments based on legislation, self-regulation and financial support. Educating and protecting our children is a top priority and it is essential to find this balance also in the online world, ensuring that children and adults can be safe while getting the most out of digital opportunities.
Parliament is indeed on the same wavelength. First of all, the Commission agrees on the importance given by the report to digital literacy and skills for children, since these will improve their job perspectives and help them become confident digital citizens. The report also encourages the provision of access to safe and quality digital content, which is another pillar of the new European strategy, since this will benefit both children and the development of the digital single market. Furthermore, the Commission would also like to emphasise that the Audiovisual Media Services Directive adopted in 2007 contains specific provisions to protect children in regard to audiovisual commercial communications.
The Commission also welcomes the recognition given to the role of Member States to enhance media education. We will continue to support the identification and exchange of best practices in the areas of formal and informal education, in particular through the network of Safer Internet Centres.
We also need to ensure that the ICT industry takes children’s needs into account and implements the right measures in their products. In this context, self-regulation is a key instrument. That is why my colleague Ms Kroes invited key CEOs last year to join a coalition to make the internet a better place for children through concrete actions on areas which are mentioned in your report: reporting harmful content, age-appropriate privacy settings, content classification, parental controls and take-down of child sexual abuse material. Past sectoral self-regulatory agreements have shown that the signatory companies have made progress in the area of child protection. But there is still room for improvement and we are looking forward to seeing the outcomes of that coalition, expected in the coming month.
The Commission is also well aware of the importance of fighting child sexual abuse material. We are committed through the European strategy to further enhancing cooperation with law enforcement, hotlines and ISPs to improve the process of notice and action.
Furthermore, the Commission is committed to the launching and functioning of a global alliance against child sexual abuse online as a means of sustaining national efforts to improve identification and assistance for child victims, prosecution of offenders, prevention of crimes and reducing the availability of child pornography.
Finally, the Commission welcomes your support for future funding for a safer internet. This funding through the proposed Connecting Europe Facility will be vital to developing sustainable infrastructures to deliver better internet with high-quality content for children, while boosting growth and innovation.
To do so, we must work closer together towards the common goal of achieving a better internet for children: a safe place, but also somewhere that young European citizens can enjoy while having the skills and awareness to make the most out of it."@en1
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