May 24, 2013

Mrs. Corine Feghaly, TRA Consumer Affairs Manager, participated in a conference about “Ethics of the Internet" on Thursday, May 23, 2013, at the Catholic information Center. This conference initiated by the Episcopal Commission for the media, was marked by the presence and participation of Mrs. Diana Bou Ghanem, representive of H.E the Minister of Telecommunications in the caretaker government Mr. Nicolas Sehnaoui, Fr. Abdo Abu Kasem, Director of the Catholic Media Center, Mrs. Hoda Saad, Director of the girls college in Jdeideh, Mr. Mike Bsous, head of the Bible Society, Mr. Joseph Hawat, President of the “Jeunesse anti drogue” Foundation (JAD) as well as a number of concerned parties, media professionals and students.

Mrs. Feghaly gave an address where she presented the continuous efforts deployed by the TRA to promote Internet security and highlighted the risks facing browsers and more specifically children online today. Mrs. Feghaly stressed on the importance of creating awareness around this subject and presented the achievements of the TRA in collaboration with the Ministry of Telecommunications in that regard especially the creation of the dedicated national safety website www.e-aman.com targeting the Lebanese community and aiming at helping Lebanese citizens bypass Internet risks. This website offers comprehensive tips and exhaustive information to the community including parents, youngsters and teachers. In addition to the website, the TRA adopted various measures to protect children in the cyberspace such as providing parents with monitoring tools to protect their children while surfing the Internet, organizing training sessions for parents and creating awareness through an informative section on the TRA website dedicated to parents.