Left out and misunderstood: children in global, regional and national digital policies

Helsper, Ellen ORCID: 0000-0002-0852-2853, Rao, Shivani and Lyons Longworth, Marisa (2025) Left out and misunderstood: children in global, regional and national digital policies. . Digital Futures for Children centre, LSE & 5Rights Foundation.

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Abstract

This report investigates how children are represented in digital policies around the world. It consists of in-depth analyses of policies from intergovernmental organisations (IGOs), regional bodies and countries around the world, with a focus on understudied regions and countries. The report starts with a brief analysis of policies of larger international IGOs, but the focus is on a more in-depth discussion of findings from policy analyses of regional bodies and the countries within these regions, set out in alphabetical order. The report focuses on unique policy features, good practices and likely challenges for specific countries and governing bodies, providing excerpts to illustrate how policies work in practice5 in each country. In this sense it is more like an encyclopaedia with separate entries than a report with a linear narrative. For a global overview and a deeper understanding of how the research was conducted, please read the two other publications that complement this report: • Left out and misunderstood: Children in digital inclusion policies. A global review 6 provides an overview of the background, methodology, general findings, overarching global patterns and recommendations. • Digital policy analysis: A methodological toolkit7 is designed for researchers, policymakers and other stakeholders who would like to conduct similar analyses of existing or proposed policies. It provides details of the method used, including theoretical frameworks, search criteria, methodological challenges and the analytical approach. This toolkit is also useful for those looking to analyse the representation of other groups in policies.

Item Type:	Monograph (Report)
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	Media and Communications
Date Deposited:	05 Dec 2025 14:15
Last Modified:	01 Jan 2026 04:19
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130445

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