In demanding better for children and technology, what do we want?
October 11, 2021
By Kruakae Pothong & Sonia Livingstone This is the question that gets us up in the morning, though it’s not easy to answer. We are »
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.
What differences can digital design make for children?
September 27, 2021
What is the potential, and the problem, with digital design? How can we make digital design more compatible with children’s evolving capacities? In search of »
Balancing interests in EdTech: When is the lawful basis of “legitimate interests” justified?
September 20, 2021
By Ayca Atabey As of September 2, 2021, all organisations that provide online services that are likely to be accessed by children must comply with »
Navigating education data governance in the UK state schools: A continued conversation
September 13, 2021
By Emma Day The Digital Futures Commission report on education data governance set out a child rights-based analysis of the use of EdTech in UK »
The Children’s Code – is this a new era for children online?
September 6, 2021
By Al Mik Last week saw the coming into effect of the Age Appropriate Design Code. Also known as the ‘Children’s Code’, it is the »
Why we need Playful by Design
August 9, 2021
By Sonia Livingstone We’ve seen recent calls for Safety by Design, Privacy by Design, and more. To ensure children’s best interests in a digital world, these are all vital. In combination, they »
An insider’s view of the games industry and what it offers children’s play
August 2, 2021
The summer of play has begun, and many children will be playing online. To discover the thinking that informs their digital opportunities, Sonia Livingstone interviewed Jo »
It’s time to make the digital world playful by design!
July 26, 2021
By Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong Like everything else in their life, children’s play has shifted online almost by default due to the Covid-19 pandemic. »
Bridging data governance gaps to realise child- rights-respecting learning futures
July 19, 2021
By Baroness Beeban Kidron When I first introduced the Age Appropriate Design Code (AADC) into the Data Protection Bill in 2018, I had no idea »
The education data governance vacuum: why it matters and what to do about it
July 12, 2021
By Emma Day What are the necessary steps required to secure the future of children’s data-driven learning? Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE and Professor Sonia Livingstone »
Designing for child rights by design
July 5, 2021
How can digital innovators and providers design for children’s rights? Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong interviewed Shuli Gilutz about the Children’s Design Guide, for the »
Crucial steps needed for child rights-respecting data governance for children’s learning
July 1, 2021
By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone The rise in data-driven education is marked by polarised discourses of hopes for the beneficial uses of data about »