The Digital Futures Commission has now concluded. Our new project is the Digital Futures for Children centre, joint with 5Rights Foundation and London School of Economics and Political Science.
Follow how our research has unfolded from 2020 to 2023 and gain an snapshot of our findings across the play, data and innovation research streams.
For the past year, a team of lawyers and social scientists have consulted widely with experts and end-users – including schools and children – to »
The Digital Futures Commission aims to put children’s best interests at the centre of the design of the digital world. To inform our work, we »
By Sonia Livingstone and Kruakae Pothong The “metaverse” represents the next generation internet, promising richer, more immersive 3D experience and more seamless conversion of physical »
Children’s biometric data and AI-driven technologies are increasingly used for purposes such as making meal payments and measuring attention, engagement, and emotion in schools. These »
By Sarah Turner The Digital Futures Commission launched its report entitled Education Data Reality in its breakfast briefing on the 29th June 2022. The launch »
By Kruakae Pothong, Ayça Atabey, Sarah Turner and Sonia Livingstone The Digital Futures Commission (DFC) is launching its ‘Education data reality: The challenges for schools »
By Ioanna Noula “By 2030 the largest company on the internet is going to be an education-based company that we haven’t heard of yet.“ A »
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 »
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 »
By Kruakae Pothong & Sonia Livingstone Children have the right to play (Article 31, UNCRC) and this right applies in both physical and digital environments. »
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 »
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 »
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