“Playful by Design” goes to Paris!
May 23, 2022
By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone Our “Playful by Design” principles – the primary output of the Digital Futures Commission’s applied research to realise children’s »
The Digital Futures Commission Updates
Follow how our research unfolds and gain an early view of our findings across the play, data and innovation research streams.
The promise and perils of education data
May 9, 2022
Education budgets are tied to how well a school performs, as demonstrated by data. Education data interoperability is called for to maintain institutional legitimacy and »
What works for children’s play in a digital world and what needs to change?
April 25, 2022
By Kruakae Pothong & Sonia Livingstone Children have the right to play (Article 31, UNCRC) and this right applies in both physical and digital environments. »
Reality check on technology uses in UK state schools
April 4, 2022
By Sarah Turner Over the last few years, almost every person with caring responsibilities for children has been aware of the significant role digital technologies »
How cybersecure are EdTech products in the classroom?
March 21, 2022
By Velislava Hillman As part of an international working group that aims to develop cybersecurity standards for the EdTech sector, Dr Velislava Hillman, visiting fellow »
Innovating in children’s best interests for a ‘fair’ digital world
March 7, 2022
By Ayça Atabey The Digital Futures Commission aims to make children’s best interests a primary consideration in the design of the digital environment. We keep »
The Dutch approach to realise children’s rights in a digital world: Code voor kinderrechten
February 21, 2022
By Simone van der Hof, Kruakae Pothong, Sonia Livingstone In search of good recipes for realising child rights in the digital environment, the Digital Futures »
Are children’s lives all fun and games? No. So, we call for Playful by Design
February 7, 2022
By Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong This year’s Safer Internet Day theme on 8 February is “All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online,” »
Data protection and the best interests of the children
January 24, 2022
By Sonia Livingstone The “best interests” principle is one of the four general (cross-cutting) principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child »
Let’s play! Putting Playful by Design into practice
January 10, 2022
By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone Did you have a playful Christmas? The year 2021 was the year of Playful by Design at the Digital »
Free play in Minecraft: What does it look like?
December 20, 2021
By Jane Mavoa The Digital Futures Commission recently launched its Playful by Design: Free Play in a Digital World report. Alongside insights from children, the »
How does Playful by Design work in practice? The case of Fortnite
December 13, 2021
By Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong “Digital technology connects … physical and virtual spaces, creating both local and global digital playgrounds. Some of these spaces »