CO:RE Policy Seminar with H2020 projects ySKILLS, DigiGen and DIGYMATEX

Brian O'Neill, PhD is emeritus Professor at Technological University Dublin. His expertise is in media education and media literacy with a focus on children and youth experiences of online safety. Brian leads W8 Policy Stakeholders for CO:RE (Children Online: Research and Evidence). He also coordinates, jointly with the Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans Bredow Institut (HBI), the BIK Policy Map project for the European Commission. Brian is a Deputy Chair of Ireland's National Advisory Council for Online Safety (NACOS) and previously chaired the Irish government’s task force on Internet Content Governance.

Dr. Thuy Dinh is a Senior Research Assistant at Centre for Social and Educational Research, TU Dublin. She holds a PhD in Sociology from University of Essex, UK. She has been engaged with various research projects related to children, families and communities in Asia and Europe in last 15 years. Her research interests have focused on children, young people and their use of the Internet to ensure their on-line safety, without impeding their right to digital opportunities. She is co-author of various papers, reports and articles on children’s use of the internet, online risk and opportunities. These publications support statutory agencies in development of national policy, as well as partnership with corporate bodies on the ethical and social responsibilities to ensure online safety of children. She is a member of the policy stakeholder work package team.