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.)
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Data protection in children’s best interests: what’s at stake?
By Ayça Atabey How can children’s best interests be addressed through data protection? The Digital Futures Commission works towards embedding children’s best interests in the »
Children’s rights in the digital environment – launching UNCRC General Comment 25
by Sonia Livingstone After its formal adoption by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child on 4th February, General Comment 25 was launched »
Children’s rights and the Digital Futures Commission
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 »
What if… children’s rights were anticipated at the very start of digital innovation?
By Sonia Livingstone & Kruakae Pothong Children and young people are increasingly claiming the digital space as their own even though digital infrastructures are rarely »
The best interests of children in the digital world
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 »
Pros and cons of child rights impact assessment for digital decision makers
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 »