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keepmesafe • 14 January 2021

Foster Carers & Parents – Your help is needed to reimagine Online/Digital Fun For Children

Get involved and take part in the development of current and new digital play settings.


To Register and take part click here. (Please note the information entered will be submitted directly to a member of the Digital Futures Commission’s team, who will be in contact shortly. Please see Privacy Notice)


Further details are given below, or you can email us: info@digitalfuturescommission.org.uk

Guardian Saints have been asked to help encourage Foster Carers and Parents to take part in research to ensure that child safety does not become an afterthought in the development of current and new digital play settings.


As part of this they are seeking to ensure that child safety is a key factor in the development and delivery of all applications that support play in the online world.


This work is being undertaken by the Digital Futures Commission and is one of a number of projects in association with the 5Rights Foundation.


The consultation provides an unprecedented opportunity for those caring for or working with children as well as young people themselves to have a say on the changes they want to see so that play could be designed with safety built in for children and young people in our ever expanding online/digital world.


The aim of the consultation is to engage parents/carers and professionals working with children in re-imagining play in the digital world. For full details of the research aims click here


If you wish to take part you can register now (Please note the information entered will be submitted directly to a member of the Digital Futures Commission’s team, who will be in contact shortly. Please see Privacy Notice) or read the additional details below before doing so.



FAQs and Facts


So, what is digital play?

This is play or playful activity using digital/computer technology. This can be as simple as mobile games or applications (educational or otherwise) or as creative as playing charades or hide and seek using things like Zoom or Facetime.


Do I need to be computer literate to take part?

No


Does it matter what age my children are?

Ideally, your children should be under 18 years of age. However, if you are a foster carer and have recent experience of caring for children in this age range, we would still value your help.


What does this involve and how much time will it take?

Small discussion groups will be held via Zoom. Each group discussion will take about 45 minutes. The discussions will have a serious purpose, but they will also be fun! You will be asked some questions and take part in some interesting activities. Time will be allowed so your suggestions on what should be improved can be heard.


We will send you some information and record your consent to participate in this consultation. Other than that, there is nothing to prepare.


Will I be able to take part at a time convenient to me or is there a set time?

The main sessions are being held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 10am or 6pm.


We will try to arrange additional sessions for 2pm and 4pm & 7pm, if these do not fit with you schedule.



REGISTER NOW

(Please note the information entered will be submitted directly to a member of the Digital Futures Commission’s team, who will be in contact shortly. Please see Privacy Notice)


About Digital Futures Commission (DFC)

The Digital Futures Commission is an exciting research collaboration of unique organisations that invites innovators, policy makers, regulators, academics and civil society, to unlock digital innovation in the best interests of children and young people. The work will be informed by the voices of children and underpinned by a research programme and outputs geared toward real world change for children. See www.digitalfuturescommission.org.uk


About 5Rights

5Rights Foundation is a charitable organisation whose mission is to make systemic changes to the digital environment so that it better serves children and young people, by design and by default. This is achievable through advocacy for enforceable regulation and international agreements and development of technical standards and protocols for businesses across four priority areas: design of service, child online protection, children and young people’s rights and data literacy. See: https://5rightsfoundation.com/about-us/)






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