PAPAR: The Safe Internet Campaign (Kempen Internet Selamat, KIS) plays a crucial role in strengthening digital literacy and awareness, especially among students, said Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil.
He said the campaign reflects a strategic approach by the Ministry of Communications through the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), which goes beyond internet access to focus on safe, ethical, and responsible internet use.
“We can use the internet, TikTok, WhatsApp but we must always be cautious. Don’t use it to bully, to scam, or to harass others.
window.googletag = window.googletag || {cmd: []};googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.defineSlot('/22826383987/dailyexpress_inline', [1, 1], 'gpt-passback').addService(googletag.pubads());googletag.enableServices();googletag.display('gpt-passback');});“I hope everything you learned today will be put into practice. And to the teachers, I urge you to be extra careful,” he said during an engagement with the SM St. Mary community in conjunction with the campaign.
Fahmi explained that one initiative under KIS was to appoint Safe Internet Icons for schools.
“Each month, we will share the latest information on scams because we don’t want even teachers to fall victim,” he added.
At the event, Fahmi presented a Safe Internet Campaign poster to SM St. Mary principal Philip Chew, and awarded K-Dat Icon vests to Norzanidah Hazeyani Abdul Kini (teacher) and Faradira Haratio (student).
The teacher icon is responsible for promoting online safety awareness within the school, while the student icon serves as a peer guide for safe, smart, and ethical internet use.
Also present were Limbahau Assemblyman Datuk Juil Nuatim, Communications Ministry Secretary-General Datuk Mohamad Fauzi Md Isa, and MCMC Chief of State Affairs Bukhari Yahya.