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Nigel Williams | |
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Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People | |
In office October 1, 2003 –28 March 2006 | |
Succeeded by | Patricia Lewsley |
Nigel Williams (died March 2006) was a British children's rights activist,known for his engagement against child abuse on the internet. In 1995,he founded the Childnet International. [1] In 2003,he was appointed as the first Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People,a position he held until his death. [2]
In 1995,Williams founded and became the first CEO of Childnet International, [1] [2] a position he held until July 2003. [3] [4] Under his leadership,Childnet took the initiative to found the INHOPE association. [5] He has also served on the boards of the Internet Watch Foundation and the Internet Content Rating Association. [2]
In 2003,Williams became the first Commissioner for children and young people in Northern Ireland. In spite of illness,he continued to uphold this position until his death in 2006. [2]
In January 2006,just a few months before his demise,Williams was awarded the "IFIP-WG9.2 Namur Award",which was "to be accorded for an outstanding contribution with international impact to the awareness of social implications of information technology", [6] for his work on keeping children safe". [2] [5]