NIC.br, Unicef and SaferNet discuss children's and adolescents' rights in the digital age

Panels with British professor Sonia Livingstone are among the highlights of the program

The most recent international experiences related to the production of knowledge about children and adolescents online and how public policies incorporate this theme will be debated on the upcoming 4th of April in São Paulo. With the participation of renowned experts – including Professor Sonia Livingstone from the London School of Economics (LSE), the seminar “Children and Adolescents in the Digital Age: Perspectives for Public Policies” is held by the Brazilian Network Information Center (NIC.br) and the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee (CGI.br), in conjunction with UNICEF and SaferNet, and support from Instituto Alana. Registrations are free and should be made through the event site. There will be a live broadcast on the NIC.br YouTube channel.

The aim of the meeting is to bring together public managers, researchers, and civil society representatives in an exchange of experiences. "This will be a great opportunity to debate crucial issues in the context of public policies: how to ensure universal access to digital technologies and, at the same time, promote the participation and protection of children in the online environment. Furthermore, we will discuss methodological innovations in surveys that monitor the impacts of digital devices on children's lives and their role in informing public policies," explains Alexandre Barbosa, manager of the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br) and one of the event's debaters.

The opening panel and the main conference will be dedicated to presentations by Sonia Livingstone, internationally recognized for her books, studies, and works that address risks and opportunities in the online environment, especially for children and young people. The LSE professor will analyze, during the event, how children's rights are being reconfigured as a consequence of the spread of digital networks and how to identify and protect children's interests online.

Regarding the protection of children's rights, the meeting will have a multi-sector debate with the participation of representatives from civil society, the private sector, the Federal Government, and an international organization. The complete program is available on the site: https://cetic.br/seminario-crianca-adolescentes/

Mark in the Agenda
Children and Adolescents in the Digital Age: New Perspectives for Public Policies
Date: April 4 (Tuesday)
Time: 9:30 AM
Event location: NIC.br Headquarters
Address: Av. das Nações Unidas, 11.541, Mezzanine - São Paulo, SP
Web address: https://www.youtube.com/user/NICbrvideos

About the Brazilian Network Information Center – NIC.br
The Brazilian Network Information Center — NIC.br (https://www.nic.br/) is a private, non-profit civil entity that implements the decisions and projects of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee. NIC.br's permanent activities include coordinating domain name registration — Registro.br (https://www.registro.br/), studying, responding to, and handling security incidents in Brazil — CERT.br (https://www.cert.br/), studying and researching network technologies and operations — Ceptro.br (https://www.ceptro.br/), producing Indicators on information and communication technologies — Cetic.br (https://www.cetic.br/), implementing and operating Internet Exchange Points — IX.br (https://ix.br/), enabling the participation of the Brazilian community in the global Web development and supporting public policy formulation — Ceweb.br (https://www.ceweb.br), and hosting the W3C office in Brazil (https://www.w3c.br/).

About the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee – CGI.br
The Brazilian Internet Steering Committee is responsible for establishing strategic guidelines related to the use and development of the Internet in Brazil, coordinating and integrating all Internet service initiatives in the country, promoting technical quality, innovation, and dissemination of the offered services. Based on the principles of multilateralism and transparency, CGI.br represents a democratic Internet governance model, praised internationally, in which all sectors of society equitably participate in its decisions. One of its formulations is the 10 Principles for Internet Governance and Use (https://www.cgi.br/principios). More information at https://www.cgi.br/.

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