The rights of children and adolescents in the digital age

The production of statistics and their use do not always align. With this hypothesis in mind, the objective of the workshop ‘Researching children's rights in a global, digital age’ was to bring together data producers and those who use this information, such as researchers, representatives of international organizations, and public policy makers.

The workshop was part of the program of the 9th Internet Governance Forum (IGF), held in Istanbul from September 02 to 05, and was attended by Fábio Senne, Research Coordinator at the Regional Center for Studies on the Development of the Information Society (Cetic.br).

In his participation, Senne presented a general context on the production of data on access to and use of ICT in Brazil, particularly concerning the survey TIC Kids Online Brasil, whose methodology originates from the European network EU Kids Online and seeks to investigate online risks and opportunities for children and adolescents. “Some practical issues must be considered. In Brazil, for example, it is necessary to knock on more doors until finding a household with children and adolescents who are Internet users, a reality different from that found in Europe”.

The coordinator also mentioned the rapid growth in Internet use by children and adolescents through mobile devices. “In 2012 we had 21% of users (children and adolescents) accessing the Internet via mobile phones. Now in 2013, this number has risen to 53%”. This must be considered in the methodological design and is one of the challenges of such surveys”.

The discussion was led by Sonia Livingstone, coordinator of the EU Kids Online network and researcher in the area, and was attended by Ankhi Das, (Facebook – India), Jasmina Byrne (UNICEF), Nevine Tewfik (Ministry of Communication and Information Technology - Egypt), Patrick Burton (Center for Justice and Crime Prevention – South Africa) and Kürşat Çağıltay (Middle East Technical University – Turkey). The transcript of the workshop is available on the event's website for consultation.

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