Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop

✨ I am thrilled to announce the United Nations International Telecommunication Union online event for the celebration of the World Children’s Day! "A Global View of Current Practices for Children and Digital Environments" Join me and my co-organizers Selma Šabanović and Judith Okonkwo to celebrate this important day and to reflect on good practices and future directions! Online webinar 📅 November 20, 16:00-18:00 CET 👉 Event website https://lnkd.in/efCh5Gpd It requires registration We are honoured to have leading dedicated figures on board who work to make children’s online space a safer and better place for them and promote their fundamental rights and well-being. Speakers include (I could not wish of a better group of contributors!) - Adam Ingle, the LEGO Group - Andrea Blasco, EU Science, Research and Innovation - Francisco Marmolejo-Cossío, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University - Grace Lin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Michael Preston, Sesame Workshop - Randy Gomez, Honda Research Institute Japan Co. Ltd. - Sonia Livingstone, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - Spyros Doukakis, Hellenic Institute of Educational Policy - Ινστιτούτο Εκπαιδευτικής Πολιτικής, - Steven Vosloo, UNICEF Innocenti Most importantly, during the event we will have the chance to listen to children’s perspectives and visions, too! In conjuction with AI for Good - Guillem M., Jess Weaver, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University

Next week we launch the RITEC Design Toolbox (RDT), part of the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) initiative in partnership between UNICEF and the LEGO Group and funded by The LEGO Foundation. The RDT was developed based on the RITEC research about children’s well-being in digital play, created with over 750 children in 18 countries. It is a set of practical tools for design teams, supporting the integration of the research findings in their work. 👉🏼 Registration: https://lnkd.in/eFHFs8jf 🗓️ Tuesday, November 19th, 18:00-19:00 Geneva / 12:00-13:00 NYC / 9:00-10:00 LA Launch Webinar Agenda: 🔹 Introduction of the RITEC Design Toolbox 🔹 Remarks from the project partners and collaborators: Ida Margarita Hyllested, Senior Adviser, Child Rights and Business, UNICEF Mathilde Heegaard Bausager, Programme Manager, Digital Child Rights, Safety & Wellbeing, The LEGO Group Michael Preston , Executive Director, Joan Ganz Coney center at Sesame Workshop Shuli Gilutz, Ph.D. Gilutz, Programme Officer (Child Rights & Digital Business), UNICEF 🔹Panel of gaming industry professionals sharing their perspectives on implementation: Nate Sawatzky, Head of Player Care (Trust & Safety and Player Support), Supercell Anna Wendelin, Director of User Experience Design, Mojang Studios Glenn Gillis, CEO and Chair G4C Africa, Sea Monster Entertainment Petter Karlsson, Senior Play Designer, Toca Boca 🔹Q&A Don't miss it!

Join Us❤️! Next week we launch the *RITEC Design Toolbox* (RDT), part of the Responsible Innovation in Technology for Children (RITEC) initiative in partnership between UNICEF and the LEGO Group and supported by The LEGO Foundation.  The RDT was developed based on the RITEC research about children’s well-being in digital play, created with over 750 children in 18 countries. The RDT is a set of practical tools for design teams, supporting the integration of the research findings in their work. 🗓️Tuesday, November 19th, 18:00-19:00 Geneva / 12:00-13:00 NYC / 9:00-10:00 LA Launch Webinar Agenda:   • Introduction of the RITEC Design Toolbox  • Remarks from the project partners and collaborators:  Ida Margarita Hyllested, Senior Adviser, Child Rights and Business, UNICEF  Mathilde Heegaard Bausager, Programme Manager, Digital Child Rights, Safety & Wellbeing, The LEGO Group  Michael Preston, Executive Director, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop  Shuli Gilutz, Ph.D. Gilutz, Programme Officer (Child Rights & Digital Business), UNICEF  • Panel of gaming industry professionals sharing their perspectives on implementation:  Nate Sawatzky, Head of Player Care (Trust & Safety and Player Support), Supercell  Anna Wendelin, Director of User Experience Design, Mojang Studios  Glenn Gillis, CEO and Chair G4C Africa, Sea Monster Entertainment  Petter Karlsson, Senior Play Designer, Toca Boca  •Q&A 👉🏼Registration: https://lnkd.in/eFHFs8jf

✨ I am thrilled to announce the United Nations International Telecommunication Union online event for the celebration of the World Children’s Day! "A Global View of Current Practices for Children and Digital Environments" Join me and my co-organizers Selma Šabanović and Judith Okonkwo to celebrate this important day and to reflect on good practices and future directions! Online webinar 📅 November 20, 16:00-18:00 CET 👉 Event website https://lnkd.in/efCh5Gpd It requires registration We are honoured to have leading dedicated figures on board who work to make children’s online space a safer and better place for them and promote their fundamental rights and well-being. Speakers include (I could not wish of a better group of contributors!) - Adam Ingle, the LEGO Group - Andrea Blasco, EU Science, Research and Innovation - Francisco Marmolejo-Cossío, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University - Grace Lin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Michael Preston, Sesame Workshop - Randy Gomez, Honda Research Institute Japan Co. Ltd. - Sonia Livingstone, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) - Spyros Doukakis, Hellenic Institute of Educational Policy - Ινστιτούτο Εκπαιδευτικής Πολιτικής, - Steven Vosloo, UNICEF Innocenti Most importantly, during the event we will have the chance to listen to children’s perspectives and visions, too! In conjuction with AI for Good - Guillem M., Jess Weaver, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University