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22 March 2023

Exploring the five pillars of the Digital Youth Index

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The DYI tool encompasses five pillars covering wellbeing, safety, skills, connectivity, and access. Here, we explore each of these pillars in more detail and share some key findings and statistics from our year two research.

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Digital skills and careers

30 November 2022

Resources to help bridge digital skills gaps among young people

Danielle Antha from Childnet discusses the most recent data from the 2022 Index that highlights the gaps in digital skillsets among young people and shares how the resources created by Childnet can help equip them with the right skills to flourish online throughout their lives.

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Access to services
Digital Youth Index

19 October 2022

Regional Comparisons of the Index

There is increasing attention on regional and local strategies to counter inequalities, with many requests for geographic comparisons.  In this set of charts, Tom Bayton Market Analyst at Nominet shares a summary view of the Digital Youth Index for each of the 12 UK nations and regions.

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Digital skills and careers
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12 October 2022

How the Princes Trust is closing the digital skills gap

We live in a digital society and our economy is increasingly reliant on technology. There is an ever-increasing need for digital skills across all sectors of the economy. Chris Leeming, Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager at The Prince's Trust explains how the Princes Trust is closing the digital skills gap, by developing an accessible and ambitious digital skills pathway that will sit at the core of our future employability support for young people.

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Digital access and inclusion
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20 September 2022

Listening to young people: Gearing up for this year’s Nominet Digital Youth Index

Now in its second year, the Index is the first holistic nationwide survey of its kind and has been used widely by policy makers and civil society organisations. Amy O'Donnell, Senior Programme Manager at Nominet discusses how with our research partner Opinium we’re already unearthing fascinating new findings.

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Digital skills and careers
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3 November 2021

“You’re on mute!”: Not just digital skills, but skills to thrive in a Digital Age

Almost half of young people (48%) are primarily teaching themselves digital skills, leading us to ask where are they taught, where are they learnt, and are these methods appropriate?

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Digital skills and careers
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29 October 2021

Asking all the big questions

What do we value as a society, what is the ideal we are working towards and how can we all play a role in getting there?

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