Online risks

Global Kids Online Argentina

5th May 2016

The study was commissioned by UNICEF Argentina and aimed to gather rigorous and comparable evidence on the nature of children’s internet use in Argentina and to inform policy-makers about the benefits of increasing the opportunities and minimising the risks children face online.

Global Kids Online Serbia

5th May 2016

The report represents the findings from the Global Kids Online Serbia carried out by UNICEF Belgrade and the Institute of Psychology at the University of Belgrade. It represents the country findings in relation to children’s online experiences, rights, and needs and the specific challenges that arise from the particularities of the Serbian context.

Global Kids Online at World Summit on the Information Society

4th May 2016

Sonia Livingstone and Jasmina Byrne presented Global Kids Online at the World Summit on the Information Society in Geneva. They pointed out that, although children are often celebrated as the internet pioneers or ‘digital natives’, in most countries it is not even known how many children have internet access, let alone whether its use is beneficial or harmful for them.

A meeting of Global Kids Online ahead of launch of global toolkit

3rd May 2016

LSE Department of Media and Communications and UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti convened the second Global Kids Online network meeting at LSE on 21 and 22 March 2016. The meeting brought together close to 40 academics, researchers, and UNICEF staff from 14 different countries, including Argentina, Bulgaria, Ghana, India, Montenegro, the Philippines, Serbia, and South Africa, as well as representatives of the UK Home Office and WeProtect.

Second Global Kids Online network meeting held in London

19th April 2016

The second Global Kids Online network meeting was held in London, March 2016. The meeting gathered current and potential international research partners, with some 40 academics and UNICEF staff from 14 different countries.

Pilot partner countries (Argentina, South Africa, Philippines and Serbia) presented the lessons learned from conducting research on children’s internet use in different countries, complemented by local analysis, findings and case study examples.

One in three: internet governance and children’s rights

19th April 2016

Sonia Livingstone, John Carr and Jasmina Byrne examine whether and how internet governance supports children’s rights in the digital age. They review the evidence on children’s online risks and opportunities in order to pinpoint the internet governance challenges ahead.