The Dutch government wants to make the cyber driving licence project announced last year available to all primary schools. The aim of the project is to prevent children from falling victim to cybercrime.
The licence is being developed by the Dutch government and private parties, according to the 8 July Parliamentary Letter ‘Integrated approach to online fraud’. A pilot is currently being carried out at fifteen schools across four Dutch municipalities. The project targets pupils in groups 7 and 8.
“Within this pilot, primary schools teach about various forms of online crime, including online fraud. After the pilot phase, the cyber driving licence will be made available to all primary schools, with the programme offered through various educational platforms,” writes Minister of Justice and Security Ye?ilgöz-Zegerius. It is not yet known when the project will be available to all Dutch primary schools.
For secondary schools, the Ministry of Justice has put together an information campaign on ‘online fraud and cybercrime’. To this end, it has worked with the Centre for Crime Prevention and Safety and the youth organisation HALT. The latter sends staff to schools to provide information sessions.