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FULFILLING NATIONAL ICT VISIONS BY BUILDING TRUST IN THE INTERNET AND PROTECTING THE CONNECTED SAMENA TRENDS

Founded in 1999 by Her
Majesty Queen Silvia of
Sweden, a UN accredited
organization, World
Childhood Foundation
has funded over the last

20 years more than 1,000
projects in 25 countries.
We are a funder, advocate,
convener and a thought
leader. As early as 2003, we Photo credit: World Childhood Foundation USA
realized that the Internet
was an enabler of child
sexual abuse and helped
to fund NetClean, the first

company that developed a From left to right: Niklas Heuveldop, CEO of Ericsson for North America; Julie Inman Grant, e-Safety Commissioner,
Gov of Australia, Shekar Ayyar, EVP and GM, VMware
tool to identify CSAM (child abuse ad exploitation. Founded in 1999 computers. Since then, NetClean has
sexual abuse material) on by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden, developed several tools, operates in many
computers. a UN accredited organization, we has markets and supports the work of law
funded over the last 20 years more than enforcement in more than 90 countries. We
1,000 projects in 25 countries. We are a also co-developed with Ericsson the first
What is the World Childhood Foundation funder, advocate, convener and a thought of its kind mobile app that teaches adults
doing and how did it get involved in this leader. As early as 2003, we realized that how to prevent child sexual abuse, detect
process? the Internet was an enabler of child sexual signs of abuse and respond to disclosure.
We fight for children’s right to a carefree abuse and helped to fund NetClean, the first On our board in the US serves the CEO of
childhood. Our vision is a world where company that developed a tool to identify Verizon and on the Swedish board the CEO
all children are free from violence, sexual CSAM (child sexual abuse material) on of Telia. So yes, we are well positioned to
look at online sexual violence as part of
a global eco-system. After all, the child
victims and the perpetrators are not virtual,
they are real and we have to find more
effective ways of rescuing the children and
stopping the abusers. According to the
recent data, there were 45 million images
of CSAM online reported just in 2018, and
the numbers are growing every year.

Photo credit: World Childhood Foundation USA perpetrators are not virtual,
The child victims and the

they are real and we have
to find more effective ways

of rescuing the children

Dr. Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of UN Secretary General for Violence Against Children and stopping the abusers.

12 SEPTEMBER 2019