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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 access and inclusion

22 March 2023

Exploring the five pillars of the Digital Youth Index

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 access and inclusion

8 March 2023

Towards a Minimum Digital Living Standard – Interim report launch

The Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS) is a new benchmark that establishes the basket of goods, services, and skills necessary to feel included in the digital world. Good Things Foundation is a founding member of the MDLS team, which is led by Professor Simeon Yates.

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Internet safety and countering harms

1 March 2023

A Whole New World?

The metaverse has the potential to transform family life and yet little work has been done to bring parents and children into the debate around the future of online safety. This report summarises current developments in the metaverse landscape, along with early evidence of the opportunities and risks posed to children. It presents new research into what families think and feel about the metaverse, based on an original survey conducted for Internet Matters.

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Internet safety and countering harms

6 February 2023

Online safety through the eyes of young people

Many young people lack reliable and authoritative sources to learn about staying safe online. To allow us to move forward with online safety we must identify the issues and perceived blockers that really matter to young people and understand the changes they want to see.

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Digital access and inclusion

31 January 2023

Interview: 10-year-old discusses how she feels about not yet having access to a mobile phone

The Digital Youth Index allows us to hear from young people themselves, just like this 10-year-old who alludes to feelings of digital isolation by not having access to a mobile device.

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Internet safety and countering harms

27 January 2023

Interview: 21-year old shares his perspective around online safety

A 21-year-old interviewed as part of our Nominet Digital Youth Index questions whether online safety approaches used in schools, and by parents, are sufficient in today’s digital society.

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