Child Protection System in

ICT of Thailand

ITHIPOL PREETIPRASONG

National Institute for Child and Family

Development of Mahidol University

(1)

ICT Situation in Thai

Society

Internet Users 16

million

Game Computer 10

million

3.1

5.7

0.9

1.3

0.81.1

INTERNET

TV

RADIO

NEWAPAPER

MAGAZINE

DVD/VCD

Behavior of Adolescent

and Youth

INTERNET

hours day

source : ICT for Health , Thai health Promotion

Foundation

Source : NectecICT Situation in Thai Society

(2)

Basic Concept

about Child

Protection in ICT

3 Dangers and 3 Opportunities of Children in ICT

• Bad Content (Sex Gambling) or

• Good Content

Content

• Attack (Cyber bully , entice) or

• Channel to Communicate

Behavior

• Addict or

• Creative Culture (Themselves Development)

Culture

Before

Connect

ConnectAfter

Connect

Game Rating ,

Internet Rating

Family Rule

Filter Program

Cyber Café for

Society

Information & Media Literacy

Program

Creative Culture in Social

Media and Social Network

ICT for Study and Education

ICT for himself Development

ICT for Society Development

ICT Product for Creative

Economy

Consult

(Game &

Internet

Addiction)

Law enforcement : Content Behavior

Culture (Pornography , Deception on

net , Defamation) + Personal Data

Protection + Duration in Media

Consume + Privacy Protection

Basic Concept about Child

Protection in ICT

(3) Law and Policy

Overview in

Thailand

Law and Policy Overview in ThailandTOPIC Law Policy

Game rating Developing (Film and VCD Act BE 2550) Yes

Internet Rating No Yes

Family Rule Adapting to Child Protection Law B.E.2546 Yes

Filter Program No Yes

Data Protection in ICT Developing (Data Protection Law BE …)

Adapting to Article 27 Child Protection Law B.E.2546

Yes

Traffic Data Yes (Computer Misuse Act BE 2550)

Creative Cyber Cafe Yes (Film and VCD Act BE 2550) Yes

Unsafety Media Yes (Penal Code . Computer Misuse Act BE 2550 Yes

Child Pornography Developing (Suppression the Media tobe Dangerous

Behavior Act ….)

Yes

Deception on Net Yes (Penal Code) Yes

Defamation Yes (Computer Misuse Act BE 2550) Yes

ICT Literacy No Yes

ICT for Education Yes (National Education Act BE 2542) Yes

Creative Culture in ICT No Yes

Duration in Game Consume No Yes

Game Addiction No Yes

Creative Media Fund Developing (Creative Media Fund Law BE …) Yes

(4) Law enforcement and

Management System for

Child Protection in ICT :

4.1Law enforcement and Management System for

Child Protection in ICT : Content & Behavior

ICT

Internet

Mobile

Game

Child

Pornography,

Defamation

Deception on Internet ,

Traveling Sex

offenders, online

chatting, online luring,

Computer Misuse Ace BE

2550 apply to the

offender and service

provider

MICT

+ Royal Thai

Police + NTC

Penal Code

+ Criminal +

Procedure

Code

Royal Thai Police by Crime

Suppression Division of the crime of

technology Anti-human trafficking

Division + Suppression Division

Traffic Data by Computer Misuse Ace BE 2550 at MICT

Database to support : NGOs database + Royal Thai

Police database + MICT database + MOC database

1

2

Online investigation :

undercover

Crime Suppression

Division of the

crime of

technology

human

smuggling/trafficking of

children , Prostitute

Prevention and

Suppression of

Prostitution Act. +

Prevention and

Suppression of Human

trafficking Act +

Procedure Code

4.2 Law enforcement and Management System for

Child Protection in ICT : Game Café (Space for

connecting)

Cyber Cafe

M-Culture

MoSDHS

MICT

M-Commercial

Business License

M-Commercial + M-Culture

Traffic Data for users

Computer Misuse Act By MICT

Illegal Content

Article 14 Computer Misuse Act By MICT

Child Protection in cyber Café

Film and Vcd Act by MoCand child Protection Act By

Mohs

5. Integration Organization :

National Organization for

Child Protection in ICT

National Committee for

Safe and Creative Media

National Committee on

Child Protection

After 2006 : National Organization for

Child Protection in ICT

National Committee for Safe and Creative Media

Sub-committee on strategy

development

Sub-committee on fund

management

Sub-committee on suppress

unsafty media strategy

Sub-committee on law and

policy reformation

Sub-committee on management

center

Sub-committee in each province

Secretary by Ministry

of Culture

Prime Ministry , Ministry of Culture , Ministry of Administrative ,

Ministry Education , Ministry of Social development and Human

security , National Telecommunication Committee , Royal Thai Police ,

Specialist from Education , Administration , Child Development , Law

and Psychology

After 2006 : National Organization for

Child Protection in ICT

National Committee for Safe and Creative Media

Sub-committee on strategy

development

Sub-committee on fund

management

Sub-committee on suppress

unsafty media strategy

Sub-committee on law and

policy reformation

Sub-committee on management

center

Sub-committee in each province

Integrate the management

Social Network and Database

Law and Policy Reform

Academic supported by National Institute for Child

and Family Development , Mahidol University ,

Ramjitti Institute Chulalongkorn University

Secretary by Ministry

of Culture