摘要：Accessing the internet more than theirparents, two out of three Portuguese chil-dren and youths (9-16 years) have lap-tops and go online in their bedroomswhile one in four use public librariesto access the internet, both values beingabove the European average. Summingup the national ICT policies that led tothe wide availability of laptops togetherwith the development of a public networkof centers, this paper is based on tworesearch presents profiles of Portuguesechildren and youth attending those cen-ters. The analysis demonstrates their en-thusiasm as internet users as well as theconstraints and challenges in being em-powered with informational and commu-nicational skills
关键词：children and the internet; public internet access; digital competencies
