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.
By Sonia Livingstone Both policymakers and businesses operating in the digital environment surely wish to respect children’s rights and support children’s wellbeing. But what rights »
By Al Mik The first stage of the Digital Futures Commission has focused on rethinking play for a digital world. This is an incredibly broad »
By Sonia Livingstone & Kruakae Pothong Children and young people are increasingly claiming the digital space as their own even though digital infrastructures are rarely »
By Kruakae Pothong In our digital play consultation we are hearing from children and young people how they are finding ways to enjoy online the »
The Digital Futures Commission is working to put children’s interests at the centre of the design of the digital world. That’s our mission. But what »
What’s the best way to anticipate the impacts of digital decision-making on children and young people? The Digital Futures Commission is exploring the feasibility of »
By Al Mik On Tuesday, 9 February 2021, we celebrate Safer Internet Day along with many stakeholders worldwide, taking action to make the internet a safer and »
By Kruakae Pothong More and more children actively engage with the digital environment and from a very young age. This encompasses anything from video-on-demand services »
By Sonia Livingstone To ask afresh why children’s play matters, and to figure out how to design a better digital world, we have already taken »
To understand the right to play and how that manifests in the digital world, Sonia Livingstone and Kate Cowan spoke to Gerison Lansdown, an expert »
The Digital Futures Commission launched its first consultation on play at the end of last year. The Commission’s work was introduced by Baroness Beeban Kidron, »
To gain insights into children’s world and how they use play, Sonia Livingstone and Kate Cowan spoke to Paul Ramchandani, a Lego Professor at the »
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