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Our events are designed to empower those fighting child sexual exploitation (CSE) by providing them with the knowledge, resources, and relationships needed to protect vulnerable children.
We aim to provide stakeholders with current information, advanced strategies, and best practices for identifying, reporting, prosecuting, and preventing CSE through workshops, conferences, networking events, and roundtable discussions.
Our events are held online, in a hybrid format, or in person throughout the year.
Please check our event calendar for the latest events we are running.
Virtual one-hour sessions held approximately once a month to provide a snapshot of key CSE topics, including recent industry research, emerging issues and threats, and findings from experts across various industries.
At ICMEC Australia, our partners working on the frontlines of fighting child sexual exploitation (CSE), consistently report numerous ways that offenders exploit new technologies to harm children. One of those critical developments is Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Unfortunately, there are significant risks associated with AI related to CSE, particularly AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Many mistakenly believe that AI-generated material is harmless because it does not depict real children. However, this is false. For instance, AI-generated material is often trained using existing CSAM, which contains images of real children who have already suffered immense trauma, to produce new content and further harm.
It's important to acknowledge that AI has both positive and negative impacts on child protection, as AI can be used to identify and investigate cases of CSE. Here in Australia, we need to determine how we can harness the benefits of AI whilst minimising potential risks.
Given the rapid technological advancements in AI, fostering cross-industry engagement is essential. Hence, we've established the SaferAI for Children Coalition, the first national collaboration of cross-industry expert stakeholders. This Coalition comprises representatives from nonprofit organisations, law enforcement, government, academia, and regulators, all dedicated to addressing AI's implications for child protection.
To learn more about our work in this area, please contact Dannielle Kelly: dkelly@icmec.org.au
At ICMEC Australia, one of our core values is aligning with and supporting our colleagues' advocacy and prevention campaigns across the child protection sector.
Unfortunately, this crime is rarely discussed, let alone addressed, and we aim to raise awareness about it. Each conversation about this pressing issue helps to shine more light on this dark activity.
ICMEC Australia contributes submissions to several key government and industry policy consultations as part of our advocacy initiatives.
Our submissions include:
ICMEC Australia acknowledges Traditional Owners throughout Australia and their continuing connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and Elders past and present.
