Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. Final evaluation of the multi-annual EU programme on protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies (Safer Internet)

This report concerns the final evaluation of the Safer Internet Programme 2009-2013, with the objective to assess the Programme for its relevance, effectiveness and efficiency, as well as its broader impacts and sustainability.

Article 5 of the Programme Decision stipulates that the Commission evaluates the manner in which the projects have been carried out and their impact in order to assess whether the objectives have been achieved, and that the Commission will submit a final evaluation report at the end of the Programme.

The evaluation will also feed into recommendations as input for future Safer Internet policy and on the follow-up of the Programme through the digital services infrastructure for Safer Internet services implemented under the Connecting Europe Facility.

ESO: Background information: Child protection on the Internet http://www.europeansources.info/record/child-protection-on-the-internet/

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