A SEMINAR to raise awareness among parents on children's online activities and cyber protection organised by the Authority for Info-Communications Technology Industry of Brunei Darussalam's (AiTi) was held yesterday at Anthony Abell College in Seria.
Among the topics at the seminar covered included basic Internet operations, viewing various popular among children for fun, games and entertainment, potential websites containing inappropriate content for children, customised software for website monitoring and blocking as well as tracking their children's online activity.
According to a report by state broadcasting station, Radio Televisyen Brunei (RTB) last night, Hjh Ismawati Hj Ismail from AiTi said: "Through this kind of training, parents and guardian can monitor online activities, the websites that they are surfing and so that they can control any immoral activities and eliminate potential threats from the Internet," said Hjh Ismawati Hj Ismail from AiTi,
She added that the seminar was important to train parents to be aware and at the same time be able to give advice to their children on the appropriate way of using the Internet.
Some 30 parents, guardian and teachers attended the seminar which was organised in collaboration with the Department of Schools, Ministry of Education, in conjunction with the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
Some 11 secondary schools equipped with computer labs with Internet connections throughout the Sultanate's four districts are being used as a venue for the training sessions whereby more than 300 parents were expected to take part.
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