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.
Today, the Digital Futures Commission (DFC) launches ‘Playful by Design: Free play in a digital world’. The report looks at one of the most important »
By Al Mik Please join us for the launch of Playful by Design: Free play in a digital world So often the digital world of children is »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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. »
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 »
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 »
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