Creating an inclusive digital environment for young Europeans
By the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) Team In times of crisis more than ever before, digital technologies have proven instrumental in empowering children and young people to find information, communicate, socialise, learn and play –to an extent that is sometimes not...
visiting Athens in spirit – third DigiGen consortium takes place online
The DigiGen team from the Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences hosted the third DigiGen consortium meeting on 5 and 6 October. The meeting had been moved from mid-November to early October, hoping that the DigiGen teams could meet in person in Greece....
FreshEd podcast: Technology, Education, and the Digital Generation
DigiGen’s Halla Holmarsdottir joined Will Brehm on his weekly FreshEd podcast. They discussed the effects of technological transformations in the everyday lives of children and young people and how education systems are adapting to these changes. And might we...
ICT usage across Europe – DigiGen paper provides first pointers to understand the complexity of the digital generation’s online experiences
By Nienke Broekstra, project and advocacy officer at COFACE Families Europe It is a well-known fact that children and young people increasingly use digital devices in their daily lives. Digital devices are used for entertainment, school, and societal engagement. But...
European family dynamics are impacted by the omnipresence of ICT in children’s lives
By Dr. Olaf Kapella, senior researcher and project coordinator at the Austrian Institute for Family Studies (AIF) at the University of Vienna Most of the children in Europe live in media-rich households with access to a variety of different devices (including...
Engaging stakeholders across Europe and beyond
DigiGen aims to have an extended societal impact. The project aspires not only to expand scientific knowledge and understanding on the impact of technological transformations on the everyday lives of children but also to develop effective social, health, educational...
Consortium meeting in Tallinn moves online
This article is also available in Estonian. The DigiGen team was looking forward to meet each other at the Tallinn University for the second consortium meeting focusing on ethics and data collection. Unfortunately, due to the corona pandemic the consortium members...
The digital generation’s political voices: researching adolescents’ agency, communication, and protest organisation on digital networks
By Athina Karatzogianni, principal investigator at DigiGen and director at CAMEo – Research Institute for Cultural and Media Economies, University of Leicester As part of the H2020 ‘DigiGen: The impact of technological transformations on the digital...
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 870548.
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