Parents will soon be able to download free software that it said could prevent their children accessing inappropriate Web sites, Minister of Education Wu Ching-ji (吳清基) said yesterday.
The offer, valid from June 21, is part of a government effort to protect youngsters from online pornography, violence and other unsuitable content, he said.
“Taiwan has a good environment for e-learning,” Wu said.
Unfortunately, the Internet can also be a source of trouble for some children.
Wu said that misuse of the Internet can cause poor eyesight, poor choices in friends and even breaking the law. He encouraged parents to supervise their children’s use of computers.
According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Education, involving 56,773 students ranging from fourth grade to high school, high school students spend almost twice as much time surfing the Internet in the winter and summer vacations as they do during the school semester.
With some people worried about whether it is safe for children to use the Internet on their own, director of the ministry’s computer center Chao Han-chieh (趙涵捷) said busy parents who cannot supervise their children all the time can now take advantage of the free software, called Network Guarding Angel (NGA).
With NGA, parents can monitor their children’s browsing history, block unsuitable Web sites and set the amount of time their children are allowed to be online, Chao said.
After the briefing, one mother of two said she would definitely use the free software, but said that she had already arranged summer camps and outdoor activities for her children to ensure they spend less time at home on the computer during the summer.
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