Our initiative

Data protection and privacy, copyright and online sharing are increasingly gaining importance in the course of digitization.

Teachtoday takes into account the different habitats and ways that children and young people use media within the family, at school and during their free time. Teachtoday’s offers are applicable to specific, day-to-day situations. They are directly available for parents, grandparents and educators to put to use with children and young people. SCROLLER is an online magazine for children up to the age of 12 that encourages safe and competent use of digital media through engaging stories, quizzes, puzzles, and interactive activities.

Teachtoday was launched in 2008 as an EU initiative under the auspices of the former EU Commissioner Viviane Reding and implemented in many European countries by leading Internet, mobile and telecommunications companies in cooperation with the European Schoolnet (EUN). In Germany, Teachtoday was initiated in a partnership between Google Germany, Microsoft Germany, Telefónica Germany, Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone. In April/May 2014, responsibility for the Teachtoday initiative went over to the Deutsche Telekom AG and has been carried on independently in its own name.

Deutsche Telekom AG

With around 273,2 million mobile customers, 24,8 million fixed-network lines and 22,5 million broadband lines, Deutsche Telekom is one of the world’s leading integrated telecommunications companies (as of the 2025 Annual Report). It sees itself as an integral part of society and also assumes responsibility for social issues. It aims to help enable everyone to participate on an equal footing in the information and knowledge society. Through its corporate citizenship programme, Deutsche Telekom is committed to supporting society in a variety of ways. A key focus is on projects promoting digital education, such as our corporate initiative ‘Teachtoday’.