ySKILLS

19/01/2024

“Interpersonal and commercial dimensions of privacy literacy: new findings from ySKILLS” a new ySKILLS blog post by Natalia Waechter and Sonia Livingstone.

Check out here: https://yskills.eu/interpersonal-and-commercial-dimensions-of-privacy-literacy-new-findings-from-yskills/

LSE Department of Media and Communications

04/01/2024

Is the current policy at the level of the European Union (EU) adequate to promote youth’s digital skills and wellbeing in the digital environment?
Which action does the evidence suggest is needed to improve the digital skills of European children?

Check out our new blog from Argyro Chatzinikolaou and Eva Lievens to read how the ySKILLS project answered these questions:
https://yskills.eu/turning-yskills-recommendations-into-action-points-for-eu-policy-on-childrens-digital-skills/

Also, please refer to the report:
https://zenodo.org/records/10252368

and action points addressed towards EU policymakers: https://sites.google.com/fcsh.unl.pt/eupolicychildrendigitalskills

22/12/2023

Happy Holidays!

11/12/2023

Respect, protect, fulfil: how digital literacy enables the realisation of children’s rights?

✨NEW:
🖱️Interactive report: bit.ly/yskillsrights
⏩Blog overview: https://bit.ly/3RhIjgk
⬇️ full report: http://zenodo.org/records/10201528

Sonia Livingstone ySKILLS LSE Department of Media and Communications

30/11/2023

Welcome to ySKILLS final conference :)

27/11/2023

After four years of dedicated research on digital skills and wellbeing among children and young people, it is now time for ySKILLS synthesis.

Leen d'Haenens, project coordinator of ySKILLS, presents “Understanding Digital Skills and Wellbeing in the Digital Age: Insights from the ySKILLS Project”. This blog post serves as a guide to the various empirical studies, conducted using multiple methods, that have engaged the ySKILLS team since 2020.

Check out here: https://yskills.eu/understanding-digital-skills-and-wellbeing-in-the-digital-age-insights-from-the-yskills-project/

20/11/2023

What are children's rights in a digital world?
✨11 principles to follow to fulfil these rights
🎉Celebrate
😍Celebrate
➡️https://lnkd.in/d3Py6kfi

With Sonia Livingstone ySKILLS 5Rights Foundation The London School of Economics and Political Science - LSE ySKILLS

Also, check out the Estonian and Polish versions on the ySKILLS YouTube channel.

How do children's rights apply in a digital world? Watch the video to find out. The has brought a wealth of information, opportunities and expe...

17/11/2023

Only a few days to go!!!

ySKILLS final conference with the theme “Are children skilled enough for the digital world?” is coming soon.

On the 30th of November, it will be held at the Irish College in Leuven.
Can't make it in person? Join us online!

Conference registration is free, but required.
Registration at https://yskills.eu/news

We will present our main research findings on the role of digital skills and digital knowledge in relation to individual and social characteristics of children and young people, their digital access and activities related to risks and opportunities, and their well-being. We formulate recommendations for policymakers, companies, caregivers and educators. We also present a child-friendly report and pay attention to children in vulnerable situations.

16/11/2023

A new model of digital literacy!!

David Smahel presents the findings from the ySKILLS project and unveils a fresh theoretical model that promises to reshape our understanding of digital literacy.

The blog post “Navigating the digital landscape: unveiling a new model of digital literacy” takes on a tour of the key highlights from this innovative research.

Read here: https://yskills.eu/navigating-the-digital-landscape-unveiling-a-new-model-of-digital-literacy/

European Research Executive Agency

30/10/2023

Check out the ySKILLS final conference programme.

With the theme “Are children skilled enough for the digital world?” the conference will be held at the Irish College in Leuven, on 30th November.

Conference registration is free, but required.
Registration at https://yskills.eu/news

12/10/2023

October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month!

When our researchers evaluated communication and interaction skills in the ySKILLS performance tests, more than 40% of the children did not consider name-calling in a group chat as a matter of concern. Also, fewer than one-third of participants considered blocking an unknown person who’s sending nasty comments.

Find out more about how 600 children and young people, between the ages of 13 to 18, performed in 6 different countries (Estonia, Finland, Germany, Italy, Poland, and Portugal) in the blog post from Alexander Van Deursen and Ester van Laar.
“Unveiling Insights from the Youth Digital Skills Performance Test Results” reveals the results from tasks on communication and interaction skills, information navigation and processing skills and content creation and production skills.
Read here: https://yskills.eu/unveiling-insights-from-the-youth-digital-skills-performance-test-results/

05/10/2023

Check out the “Participatory toolkit: ySKILLS child-friendly summary”.
This toolkit engages children and adolescents in exploring the digital skills of their peers. With interactive features like quizzes and self-assessment exercises, it offers educators, teachers, and stakeholders an opportunity to delve into ySKILLS findings alongside young individuals.

Find out how the toolkit was constructed and how is structured in the blog post from Emilie Bossens, Bieke Zaman and Verónica Donoso “Introducing the ySKILLS Child-Friendly Summary: Empowering Youth in the Digital Age”.
Blog post link: https://yskills.eu/introducing-the-yskills-child-friendly-summary-empowering-youth-in-the-digital-age/
Toolkit link: https://yskills.eu/resources/