To embed children’s best interests in the design and development of digital products and services, we map existing and emerging rights-based and value-sensitive guidance. Combined with consultations with children, industry and other relevant actors, and tested through industry case studies, the outcome will be practical child rights-respecting guidance for digital innovators.
Child Rights by Design
Child Rights by Design is a principled vision to inspire innovators to realise children’s rights in their digital products and services. This design guide provides practical pathways and resources for implementing the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in relation to the digital environment according to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s General Comment No. 25. (For home printing, please click here.)
Publications
Blogs
The Dutch approach to realise children’s rights in a digital world: Code voor kinderrechten
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 »
In demanding better for children and technology, what do we want?
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 Children’s Code – is this a new era for children online?
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 »
Designing for child rights by design
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 »
Transparency: an overlooked tool that empowers children
By Ayca Atabey Transparency is key to designing an online world where children’s needs and their best interests are the priority. It empowers children because »
UK “Secure by Design” vs Australian “Safety by Design”
By Kruakae Pothong and Sonia Livingstone While the Covid-19 pandemic has sent internet use to record levels among both children and adults, UK household adoption »