IT TAKES A VILLAGE: PROTECTING KIDS ONLINE IS EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY: The rapid uptake of smartphones among children has contributed to an increase in cyber bullying and online grooming. Can modern enterprise help to fix the problem?

The article explores how rapid uptake of smartphones among children has contributed to an increase in cyber bullying and online grooming, and how modern enterprise help to fix the problem. Topics include Peer pressure is a major factor in encouraging children to ask for smartphones; and children are educated about online safety as part of their information and communication technologies (ICT) lessons, which focus on the technology aspects.