DSI participated in the 2024 National Conference on Child Protection in the Digital Age "Towards a Safer and More Comprehensive Online Environment for Children" of UNICEF Thailand

DSI participated in the 2024 National Conference on Child Protection in the Digital Age "Towards a Safer and More Comprehensive Online Environment for Children" of UNICEF Thailand

          On 8 February 2024, at 9:00 a.m., Pol.Lt.Col. Phayao Thongsen, DSI Deputy Director General, along with Mr. Yosson Ruangsunngamsiri, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Technology and Cyber Crime, Ms. Kannika Suksomnil, Head of the Child Sexual Exploitation Division, and officials from Bureau of Technology and Cyber Crime, participated in the 2024 National Conference on Child Protection in the Digital Age.

          The event titled "Towards a Safer and More Comprehensive Online Environment for Children" was hosted by the UNICEF Thailand at the Sukosol Hotel, Bangkok. Pol.Lt.Col. Phayao Thongsen was assigned by the DSI Acting Director General and the Minister of Justice to represent the Ministry of Justice in giving an opening speech, together with Professor Wisit Wisitsora-at, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, Mr. Anukul Peedkaew, Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, and Associate Professor Jumpol Rodkhamdee, Chairman of the Thailand Safe Internet Coalition. Ms. Kyungsun Kim, UNICEF Representative for Thailand also joined in giving opening remarks.

          The DSI under the Ministry of Justice is a law enforcement agency that focuses on addressing technology-related crimes. Currently, children and youths are victims of criminal groups that utilize technological channels for online deceptions, such as online child sexual exploitation, opening mule accounts, and online shopping scams. This is a serious problem that requires urgent solutions, and all sectors must cooperate and raise awareness to create a safer and more comprehensive online environment for children.

          Furthermore, the Ministry of Justice has emphasized the significance of implementing proper policies and measures to protect children in the digital age and pushing for stricter laws to enhance the effectiveness of combating online child sexual abuse in Thailand with the objectives of prevention and suppression of crimes against children in the digital age on par with international standards and in line with ASEAN practices.

          The DSI, by its officials from the Bureau of Technology and Cyber Crime, the Network Center of the Bureau of Policy and Strategy, and the Public Relations Division of the Office of Secretary, set up a booth to raise awareness and showcase the MAST HUMAN, an application for reporting tips of wrongdoing to the DSI, in which many participants showed great interest.