The Slovenian Awareness Node, known as SAFE-SI, was established in Spring 2005.  It is conducted by the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia (ARNES).

SAFE-SI joins the Insafe network at the same time as Hungary and Lithuania, bringing the number of national nodes in the partnership to 19.

SAFE-SI will promote the protection and education of children and teenagers using the Internet and other online technologies.  It will aim to empower a broader audience, including parents, adults and children, to understand both the positive aspects of the Internet usage and the issue of potential harmful content on the Internet. It also recognises the importance of exchanging information and cooperating with other national nodes at European level.

The topic focus for this month's Insafe newsletter is mobile technologies, a key issue because they are developing rapidly and increasingly popular, especially with young people.

According to recent data from a 2004 RIS survey, the usage of mobile phones among teenagers in Slovenia reaches 94%, among the highest rate of uptake in the world.

Research also shows that parents are dramatically less aware of potential harmful content on mobile phone devices compared to the Internet.