Natalie Tercova edit

Organization: Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS)
Affiliation: EURALO, Fellow ICANN79, NextGen ICANN78, IGF Czechia, ISOC YSG
Country: Czech Republic
Email: natalie.tercova[at]gmail.com
Website:

   http://igfczechia.eu/

LinkedIn:    Natálie Terčová
Twitter:    @natalieterc

Natálie Terčová, M.A. & M.A. is a specialist at the Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS) and a Ph.D. student of Media Studies at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University. Her main research focus is on the digital skills of children and adolescents. Furthermore, she is interested in online privacy, sharenting, AI, e-health literacy, and counseling related to adolescents' risk-taking and addictive behavior. She is also the founder of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Czech Republic (Czechia IGF), a former NextGen@ICANN ICANN 78 member, ICANN 79 Fellow, and a Generation Connect Youth Envoy for Europe at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), United Nations. Additionally, she is a member of EURALO Individuals' Association at ICANN, and a Vice Facilitator within the board of the Internet Society, Youth Standing Group (ISOC YSG).

Education edit

2021–⁠present: Ph.D. in Media Studies I Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

2020–⁠2022: M.A., Social Work - Counselling I Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

2019–⁠2021: M.A., Media Studies I Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

2016–⁠2019: B.A., Media and Communication Studies I Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University

  • 2024: Confronting Truth, Trust, and Hope in Internet Governance | North American School of Internet Governance (NASIG 2024), Puerto Rico
  • 2024: Introduction to Internet Governance | Virtual School on Internet Governance (VSIG)
  • 2023: Summer school for Ph.D. students | Masaryk University, Telč
  • 2023: Causal Inference Using Survey Data | GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences
  • 2022: Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) | Università della Svizzera italiana

Scientific and Research Activities edit

Projects edit

2024–2028: Excellence in Research on Digital Technologies and Wellbeing (DigiWELL)

2022–⁠2026: National Institute for Research on the Socioeconomic Impact of Disease and Systemic Risk (SYRI)

2020–⁠2023: Youth Skills (ySKILLS)

2020–⁠2023: MediaParents - Competence training for media education of parents in rural areas

2019–⁠2023: Modelling the future: Understanding the impact of technology on adolescent’s well-being (FUTURE)

Memberships edit

2024–⁠present: Vice Facilitator, Board of the Internet Society, Youth Standing Group (ISOC YSG)

2024–⁠present: Member of EURALO Individual Members Association, ICANN

2023–⁠present: Founder and Coordinator, Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Czech Republic (UN)

2023–⁠present: Ambassador for the Brave Movement Youth Cohort I Brave Movement, European Child Sexual Abuse Legislation Advocacy Group (ECLAG)

2023–⁠present: Member of the Youth4Health network I World Health Organization (WHO), Regional Office for Europe


2022–⁠2024: Youth Envoy for Europe (GC-EUR) I International Telecommunication Union, United Nations


2024: Fellow ICANN 79, ICANN I San Juan, Puerto Rico

2023: Member of the NextGen@ICANN78, ICANN I Hamburg, Germany

2023: Czech Envoy at the Internet Governance Forum I Kyoto, Japan

2023: Member of the Czech delegation at ​the YouthDIG & EuroDIG 2023 I Tampere, Finland

2022: Member of the Czech delegation at ​the ITU World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC) I Kigali, Rwanda


Member of the Czech Association of Doctoral Researchers

Member of the Internet Society I ISOC Youth Standing Group

Awards edit

2024: Scholarship - ICANN Fellowship

2024: Scholarship - NASIG Fellowship (North American School of Internet Governance)

2023: Scholarship - NextGen@ICANN

2023: Scholarship - YOUthDIG

2021: Scholarship for the best students of faculty I Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University