Data for Children Collaborative

🚨 Calling all UK-based young people (13-17)! 🎓

Want to help shape how tech & AI are used in schools? Join the 5Rights EdTech Youth Advisory Board and be part of an exciting project on children’s rights in education.

📝 Apply by 15 August: https://loom.ly/MCdyw_I

#EdTech

A graphic to promote a blog on the CELCIS website which discusses the data collected by the Scottish Government on looked after children in Scotland.

NEW: In this blog post, Kirsty Doull, CELCIS’s Care and Transitions Lead, discusses the need to look beyond the data relating to care leavers, to establish if Continuing Care and Aftercare support is working for Scotland’s young people: buff.ly/XyWKcqM

Workshop Report: Exploring Approaches to Establish a Social Licence for Uses of Young Scot Data   — Data for Children Collaborative Workshop report exploring innovative methods developed by Data for Children Collaborative and Futures and Design at the Edinburgh Futures Institute to establish a social licence for data use at Young ...

Key takeaway 🗝️: Social licence is a process, not a one-time promise, and trust must be earned- with youth voices leading the way.

📖 Read more: www.dataforchildrencollaborative.com/outputs/work...

#DataEthics #YouthVoice #SocialLicence

How do young people want their data to be used? 🔍

We ran a pilot workshop with @youngscot.bsky.social, which explored social licence through games & future-thinking.

This latest report closes out our collaborative project to develop an AI-driven methodology to identify social media discussions on mental health and well-being among young people. Read the executive summary for the project: www.dataforchildrencollaborative.com/outputs/exec... 3/3🧵

Our researchers from the School for Health and Social Science and @InfAtEd have managed to identify culturally sensitive and accessible digital mental health resources available to adolescents in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. 2/3🧵

Digital Ecosystem Analysis of E-Health Services for a Selection of Service Providers in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan — Data for Children Collaborative This report addresses the mental health and well-being of adolescents in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan through a comprehensive Digital Ecosystem Analysis. This initiative maps available digital resources ...

We've released our latest report: Digital Ecosystem Analysis of e-health services for a selection of service providers in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan, in collaboration with UNICEF. Read the report: www.dataforchildrencollaborative.com/outputs/repo... 1/3🧵

Understanding and overcoming barriers in data and information sharing — Data for Children Collaborative Our project looks to develop an understanding of the data sharing barriers across three themes: Legal/Regulatory, Technical and Cultural. The planned outcome will be a time-bound action plan that can ...

Link to the survey: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Read more about the project: www.dataforchildrencollaborative.com/projects-dat...

As part of our collaborative project in partnership with The Promise Scotland, we want to hear from data protection specialists and frontline workers from across Scotland about data protection toolkits and training for engaging with care experienced children and young people. More details below 👇👇👇

Data for Children Collaborative Releases Data Collaborations How-to-Guide — Data for Children Collaborative The Data for Children Collaborative are excited to share a consolidation of 5 years of learning in one handy how-to-guide. Our ethos is to openly share tools, approaches and frameworks that may benefi...

📘 Dive into our How-to Guide for strategic advice and practical tools. Download the guide here: www.dataforchildrencollaborative.com/news/data-co... 3/3

Attract the best collaborators and transform data challenges into solutions that make a real impact on children’s lives. 🌍 2/3

New Blog: Discover why a well-framed challenge question is crucial for successful collaboration: www.dataforchildrencollaborative.com/news/why-a-w...

At the top of the image is text that reads 'We want to find out more about hobbies across Scotland & we'd love to know what parents and carers think about their child's access to them'. Underneath is a collage of different paintings with the text 'Tell us via our survey' alongside a QR code.

What role do hobbies play in your child’s life?

In Finland & Iceland, national policy supports children & young people to have free access to hobbies

@parentingscotland.bsky.social want to know if parents & carers in Scotland think this could work here! #Hobbies

forms.office.com/e/NzC7BS9yTB

🚨 11 million #children in #Europe experience #mentalhealth issues! With our new report ‘How children feel’ we give voice to their perspectives & recommendations. They provide insights into the challenges they face & changes they believe are necessary👉 buff.ly/CtfiP8q

Cold homes and children's health Joe Cuddeford meets Dr Olivia Swann to discuss how new research into cold homes and children's health is incorporating smart data.

Cold homes and children’s health: How smart data could protect our most vulnerable - @joecuddeford.bsky.social meets @livvyswann.bsky.social to discuss the Homes, Heat and Healthy Kids Study, funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social and hosted by @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social.

Read more: bit.ly/3HdF8ng

Graphic reading Upcoming Events, and a picture of a calendar which says The Promise Scotland

Are you working to #KeepThePromise?

Check out The Promise Scotland's events coming up in May and beyond. Learn more here: ow.ly/UulA50VSxiY

"Members are recruiting" with a megaphone at the side. Graphic.

📣Our member @youthscotland.org.uk recruiting for "Senior Development Worker (Young Islanders Network)" #JobSearchTogether #CharityJobs

🗓️Closing Date: Thursday 29th May 2025
📍Home-based

View here: www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Kyra’s report explores Scottish secondary students' experiences with data collection and offers ideas for better data education.📄 Read more: www.dataforchildrencollaborative.com/outputs/digi... 2/2

We’re proud to have supported and advised MSc student, Kyra Fong, in developing her report, "Digital Data at School". 📢 1/2

How to form a collaborative team  — Data for Children Collaborative Collaboration is the foundation of our work and the force that drives each of our data projects forward. In this  blog,  we explore, based on our experience, how to build the right team for ...

Whether you're leading a project or joining one, this guide is packed with tips to help you build a team for successful data collaboration. 📖 Read it here: www.dataforchildrencollaborative.com/news/how-to-... 3/3

In our latest blog, we share practical insights on building data teams that truly collaborate — blending diverse expertise, soft skills, and shared values to drive innovation. 2/3

📢 New Blog Alert: How to Form a Collaborative Team
At Data for Children Collaborative, collaboration isn’t just a buzzword — it’s the foundation of everything we do 🧮 1/3 #Collaboration #DataForGood #Teamwork #DataProjects #DataCollaboration #DataCollaboratives

Image of a man on his phone looking at a dating platform. Text says 'More than one in five male abusers use matchmaking sites daily.'

🚨Swipe wrong 🚨
👩‍👧‍👧Single parents who use dating sites are at risk of being targeted by child sex abusers.
👨‍💻New research shows child abusers are more likely to use dating sites.
🛡️Dating sites can and must improve safeguarding
bit.ly/3GaUZSU
#AbuseIsPreventable

A Workbook for Designing Responsible Youth Participation - Developed for the NextGenData — Data for Children Collaborative Bespoke Workbook for Designing Responsible Youth Participation , developed while supporting The Data Tank’s NextGenData initiative, which focuses on pioneering a new approach to youth engagement in...

Announcing our Workbook for Designing Responsible Youth Participation, supporting The Data Tank's #NextGenData initiative. 📢This guide helps organisations ethically engage youth in data projects. Discover more: edin.ac/424tZgF

@edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social @edcdcs.bsky.social @sverhulst.bsky.social @scottishaialliance.bsky.social @elmosmoe.bsky.social

"Members Are Recruiting" with a megaphone at the side and Together logo. Graphic.

📣Our member @officialsyp.bsky.social recruiting for "Policy and Public Affairs Officer" #JobSearchTogether #CharityJobs

🗓️Closing Date: Friday 25th April 2025
📍Hybrid working from home and in office

View here: www.togetherscotland.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Digital Exploitation: Mapping the Scope of Child Deepfake Incidents in the US | TechPolicy.Press We have a window of opportunity for collective and decisive action to improve child online safety, write Katherine He and Adam Billen from Encode.

To help bridge the gap between news coverage of child deepfake abuse and its actual scale, Encode has created a digital tool designed to track and visualize reported cases across the US. It also allows victims to anonymously report new cases. www.techpolicy.press/digital-expl...

myth vs fact. AI is taking over jobs. myth or fact, swipe to find out

whilst the implementation of AI will lead to job losses as any technological advancement throughout history has, it will also create a plethora of new jobs, and it will also change jobs. remember it is not the AI that is coming for your job, there are people and organisations behind the decisions to implement AI

Worried AI might change the way you work? 💼

Living with AI is a free course that unpacks where AI is showing up in the workplace, what it means for your job, and how to stay one step ahead.

Learn more in our free course – www.livingwithai.me

Blue to green gradient graphic, with a headshot photo of Iñaki Goñi. He is outside on a sunny day, in front of trees, wearing a white shirt and beige jacket. There is text overlayed: Iñaki Goñi, PhD Fellow, Shedding light on the complexities of civic engagement in the digital age and creating meaningful change in real-world settings. The image is part of our 'Technomoral Futures in Focus' campaign celebrating the success of our students.

Understanding the intersection of technology & citizen participation is more than an academic pursuit for Iñaki, it’s a lived experience. His journey into this field was shaped by hands-on involvement in large-scale participatory processes in Chile.

Read about Iñaki’s PhD journey ▶️ edin.ac/4cemGGn