by Joseph Manning, Head of Learning and Curriculum at spunout Ireland’s youth information and support platform, spunout, has developed a new digital resource to help young people find effective ways of responding to online harm and support their peers in online spaces. Through consultations with their Youth Action Panels, spunout was aware of concerns young
by Ciarán Kelly, Head of Impact and Development at Kinia Kinia is a nonprofit dedicated to reducing educational inequality across Ireland. Kinia believes that learning is a lifelong journey – a key that unlocks opportunities, nurtures potential, and inspires future generations. As a capacity-building organisation, Kinia resources learning environments with the digital equipment, professional development
On 4 February 2025, approximately 150 children and young people aged between 8–18 from across the UK took part in the first ever Children’s AI Summit. The Children’s Manifesto for the Future of AI was developed from ideas, pitches and messages submitted to world leaders by children in the run-up to the summit. These ideas
by Ryan Meade, Public Policy and Government Relations Manager, Google On 4 March, Google Safety Engineering Center (GSEC) in Dublin held the annual ‘Growing Up in the Digital Age’ Summit, convening over 200 online safety experts from 20 countries. The three-day event saw impactful discussions and collaborative workshops focused on protecting, respecting and empowering young
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by Emily Lynch, Assistant Director of Media Literacy and User Education This year, the annual Safer Internet Day event, coordinated by Webwise and supported by the Internet Safety Centre, took place in Microsoft’s Dream Space in Dublin, with an audience of online safety practitioners and young people, including 16 members of the Webwise Youth Advisory
The voluntary Code of Practice on Disinformation is to be integrated into the framework of the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) and used as a benchmark for determining platforms’ compliance. The Code of Practice on Disinformation was designed as a first-of-its kind tool through which Relevant Signatories agreed – for the first time in 2018 –
Stay Safe Online: Empowering Young Minds Against Cyberbullying To coincide with Safer Internet Day 2025, the National Youth Council of Ireland published its resource for youth workers, Stay Safe Online: Empowering Young Minds Against Cyberbullying. This resource was developed by the National Youth Health Programme in response to conversations with youth workers across the island