2024 Protecting Children and Youth from Digital Harm Symposium

How can digital harm issues for children and young people can be identified and tackled? Join governmental figures, civil society representatives, industry leaders, and young voices around the world to discover both online and offline solutions. From discussions on digital empowerment to exploring existing protective measures and the evolving roles of technology and government, the Symposium covers a broad spectrum of topics. Gain insights from USAID's Digital Youth Council members, offering invaluable perspectives from the young people themselves.

The Symposium is hosted by USAID.  The Symposium furthers USAID’s Protecting Children and Youth from Digital Harm initiative under their Digital Strategy as well as the USG Strategy to Advance the Protection and Care of Vulnerable Children with support from Digital Frontiers at DAI, TechChange, and Save the Children.

Note: you must register to access sessions and their summaries.

Sessions with Y&R affiliated speakers

• Asia Opening, State of the Evidence, and USAID Primer and Roadmap
  Features Professor Amanda Third, Young & Resilient Co-director
  3pm – 4pm AEDT Tuesday, 6 February

• Americas Opening, State of the Evidence, and USAID Primer and Roadmap
  Features John Zoltner, Save the Children Senior Advisor, Technology for Development and Innovation and Young & Resilient Executive Advisory Board Member
  1am – 2am AEDT Wednesday, 7 February

• Getting ahead of harms: Integrating child protection into the fabric of emerging technology development
  Features John Zoltner, Save the Children Senior Advisor, Technology for Development and Innovation and Young & Resilient Executive Advisory Board Member
  5am – 6am AEDT Wednesday, 7 February

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