Dear Readers,

the Internet provides huge opportunities to improve life for all users. Especially children and young people are well acquainted with its appliances and can benefit from its use tremendously, but they are also vulnerable.

The Youth Protection Roundtable has developed guidelines to improve youth protection online. The Guidelines help to understand the risks of the online world and to localise the areas where they are most likely to occur. They also provide guidance for the decision how to deal most appropriately with online risks and threats to young people. Knowledge about the effectiveness of supportive technologies for youth protection online is as important for users and responsible adults in the case of minors as getting acquainted with children's online habits and learning about educational measures for improving digital literacy.

At the Final Conference of the project on April 3, 2009 in Berlin, the YPRT Guidelines will be presented to the public. High-level representatives from of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the UNESCO, from welfare organisations and companies around Europe will discuss the guidelines and YPRT members will introduce examples for implementation. The conference will be accompanied by an exhibition of good practise examples of technical and educational approaches to youth protection.

Please be kindly invited to take part in this outstanding event and register free of charge at www.yprt.eu/registration.