eSmart Cyber Safety
What is eSmart?
When the Alannah & Madeline Foundation and the Telstra Foundation partnered up in 2012, eSmart Libraries was born. One of the most significant community cyber safety initiatives in Oz, eSmart works in close collaboration with Australian libraries to connect local communities with the skills they need to use technology in a smart, safe and responsible way.
Digital literacy is eSmart’s main game: they support the learning of a variety of technologies, including smartphones, tablets and computers, to find information and complete jobs. They also encourage and support cyber users to act in a safe and respectful way online.
By joining the eSmart Library movement, the City of Vincent Library and Local History Centre aims to:
- Foster smart, safe and responsible use of digital technologies in the community and provide vision, strategy and leadership to library management and staff
- Embed cyber safety and wellbeing values so that day-to-day operations in the library exhibit a safe, smart and responsible on-line environment
- Offer advice and support to users on the benefits of technology, how to avoid online pitfalls and how to exhibit positive, smart, safe and responsible behaviours online
- Enhance connections and reach out to the wider community to promote eSmart behaviours, helping to embed cyber safety and wellbeing principles
We have our own eSmart Behaviour Charter to ensure our patrons are using our online services in a safe and responsible way. Check it out here!
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