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GOW 2017 Report
TOPICS AND THEMES
Get Online Week 2017 brought organisations across Europe together to support citizens to
be better able to protect themselves online, to understand more about doing government
and financial transactions online and to be empowered to create new career opportunities.
1. CYBERSECURITY
– USE TECHNOLOGY
SAFELY
It is increasingly seen as critical for national security and for companies, but perhaps
it is most vital to ensure that society trusts technology and that citizens know how
to protect themselves. As trust and confidence on the internet is becoming a more
complex and hard to address issue, the campaign partners organised events to
educate people about cyber-security, online identities, e-commerce, social media,
and ICT tools to become confident Internet users.
  Informative events about personal data, online banking, and safety online
  Awareness raising workshops and seminars about the use of social media
  Workshops for teachers and parents about secure apps for children and
protecting them online
  Training in copyright and intellectual property on the Internet
2. KEEP UP WITH
E-SERVICES
The second theme of Get online week 2017 encompasses not only government
services, but also personal financial services such as online banking and e-commerce.
  Events on active citizenship and available tools to engage with local and EU
politicians
  Seminars how to create Accessible web services
  Training on online banking, shopping and digital payments
  Workshops introducing citizens to local government services and transactions
  Webinars on paying taxes and bills online.
3. EMPLOYMENT &
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
– LEARN NEW SKILLS
FOR JOBS AND NEW
BUSINESS
Europeans need the right skills to get the most out of the digital economy and digital
single market. Thousands of events were organised to raise awareness about online
employment opportunities, the support available for entrepreneurs and to encourage
young people and children to explore ICT as a career..
  Training events using CISCO Networking Academy, Certiport, and Mozilla
Foundation to teach basic IT knowledge
  Workshops for young people to assess their skills on Skillage.eu
  Workshops to create online portfolios using YouRock.jobs and boost youth’s
employability
  Coding classes for kids and teenagers to explore ICT related careers
  Other awareness raising events such as conferences, contests, career fairs,
awards.