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Tribune News Network
Doha
Vodafone has taken its award winning digital safety programme, AmanTECH, to seven different public parks across the country during February and March as part of the ‘Fun Days with Qatar e-Nature’ series of family entertainment activities, in partnership with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Sasol and ORYX.
Vodafone used its newly designed augmented reality (AR) game at the parks to help more than 500 children learn how to protect their personal information on the internet, identify fake messages and prevent cyberbullying through a series of fun tasks.
The initiative is part of a long line-up of online safety activities that Vodafone has conducted since AmanTECH’s launch in 2014, which to date have engaged more than 50,000 children, parents and teachers.
Vodafone recently revealed the results of its latest study conducted during the 20 online safety workshops it organised at primary schools. This showed a number of gaps that urgently need addressing such as children spending excessive time online (up to 8 hours) and the lack of proper communication between parents and children which is often limited to parents trying to get children off screens.
“To continue the company’s efforts to engage the community, Vodafone will be taking its AmanTECH AR game to a number of malls and public events. Twenty AmanTECH school workshops are also planned in 2019,” Vodafone said in a press statement.
The AmanTECH programme includes workshops as well as an online source for information and tips for parents accessible at www.vodafone.qa/AmanTECH.
Doha
Vodafone has taken its award winning digital safety programme, AmanTECH, to seven different public parks across the country during February and March as part of the ‘Fun Days with Qatar e-Nature’ series of family entertainment activities, in partnership with the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, Sasol and ORYX.
Vodafone used its newly designed augmented reality (AR) game at the parks to help more than 500 children learn how to protect their personal information on the internet, identify fake messages and prevent cyberbullying through a series of fun tasks.
The initiative is part of a long line-up of online safety activities that Vodafone has conducted since AmanTECH’s launch in 2014, which to date have engaged more than 50,000 children, parents and teachers.
Vodafone recently revealed the results of its latest study conducted during the 20 online safety workshops it organised at primary schools. This showed a number of gaps that urgently need addressing such as children spending excessive time online (up to 8 hours) and the lack of proper communication between parents and children which is often limited to parents trying to get children off screens.
“To continue the company’s efforts to engage the community, Vodafone will be taking its AmanTECH AR game to a number of malls and public events. Twenty AmanTECH school workshops are also planned in 2019,” Vodafone said in a press statement.
The AmanTECH programme includes workshops as well as an online source for information and tips for parents accessible at www.vodafone.qa/AmanTECH.
