Advertising Fraud Support Centre
The Advertising Fraud Support Centre is a national service for reporting fraud involving advertising contracts, ghost invoices and listings on websites and in internet directories.
Reporting Hotline for Internet Child Pornography
The Reporting Hotline for Internet Child Pornography works to tackle the distribution of child pornography on the internet. Supported by the Ministry of Justice and the European Commission, the foundation is the only organisation in the Netherlands active in this area, other than the police. SIDN is convinced that an effective approach to the problem of internet child pornography depends on cooperation between various parties, such as the national police, the government, children's rights organisations and internet service providers.
Internet Security Platform (ECP)
The Internet Security Platform is a collaboration between the Dutch government and various market players, intended to make a structural contribution to improving internet security for the internet user. Along with internet child pornography, key issues addressed include phishing and the balance between crime prevention and privacy.
Notice and Take Down Working Group
The Notice and Take Down Working Group comes under the umbrella of the Internet Security Platform. Its function is to administer the Notice and Take Down Code, which SIDN helped to get introduced.
Digibewust
Digibewust (literally 'Digitally Aware') promotes responsible use of the internet and digital media in the Netherlands. Digibewust is part of the Digivaardig & Digiveilig (Digital Skills & Digital Safety) programme, a joint initiative by the government, the business community and various community organisations. Supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the European Commission and various businesses, it is operated by ECP, the platform for the information society.
Bits of Freedom
Bits of Freedom is an influential civil rights organisation that campaigns for freedom and privacy on the internet. Freedom and privacy are fundamental rights, and essential for development, technological innovation and the rule of law. Bits of Freedom fights for an internet that is open for everyone, where everyone can share digital information, and where private communication remains private. That goal is closely aligned with SIDN's mission.
Summer School on Internet Governance (SSIG)
The Summer School on Internet Governance teaches students and professionals all about the various aspects of internet governance and helps them to acquire insight into the global issues at play in this arena. SIDN supports the annual European Summer School on Internet Governance and the South American version, the South Summer School on Internet Governance. SIDN also regularly delivers lectures at the summer schools.
Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG)
The APWG is an international organisation which unites more than two thousand companies, financial institutions, governments, investigative agencies, ISPs, institutions and other organisations in the fight against phishing activities. SIDN is a member of the APWG.
Internet Society Next Leaders Programme
The Next Generation Leadership Programme is an educational programme operated by ISOC, which prepares prospective leaders to address challenges in the fields of internet governance, technology and development. Programme participants are between twenty and forty years old and come from all around the world. Although some of them go on to perform key roles at organisations such as ICANN and IETF, the programme is explicitly intended to prepare people for roles at all levels, such as working in the local community or leading citizens' initiatives.
University of the Netherlands
Universities are for everyone, but lectures can only be attended by students. The University of the Netherlands makes inspiring lectures by prominent academics available on line, so that anyone in the Netherlands can hear them, free of charge. SIDN is one of this exceptional initiative's sponsors.
Internet Protection Lab
SIDN supports this joint initiative by various organisations to provide secure access to an uncensored internet, so that journalists, bloggers and activists around the world can continue to receive and distribute important information without the risk of being traced and persecuted.
My Child Online
The My Child Online Foundation is a research centre for young people and (digital) media. With support from SIDN, the Foundation ran a campaign in 2013 to highlight the problem of identity hacking, which affects a lot of children.
Internet Protection Lab
SIDN supports this joint initiative by three Dutch organisations. The internet Protection Lab helps journalists, bloggers and activists by providing facilities such as internet connections and secure hosting for people living under regimes that restrict internet access for political reasons.