Views from the experts
In this area you will find a series of articles on digital resilience written by leading expert organisations.
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These articles explore a range of topics providing insight into the latest thinking and expert opinion. Keep checking back for the latest from the experts.
- Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI: UK Safer Internet Centre
New research released by Nominet and the UK Safer Internet Centre explores how young people are using AI.
- Artificial intelligence - practical recommendations for education settings in Wales: The Centre for Digital Public Services (CDPS)
CDPS sets out key considerations to support safe, ethical and purposeful use of AI in education settings in Wales.
- Social media, news and young people’s wellbeing: Internet Matters
Internet Matters shares findings from their new report exploring the impact of online news on children and young people’s wellbeing.
- Teens tell us about the online world they inhabit: Youthworks
Youthworks shares findings from the annual Cybersurvey, which reveals a significant number of young people are repeatedly seeing harmful content without searching for it.
- Start conversations about online scams: UK Safer Internet Centre
The UK Safer Internet Centre highlights research into how online scams are affecting young people in Wales.
- Video gaming and esports - the differences and distinctions in detail: Ygam
Ygam discusses the rise of esports, with information on the professional aspects, financial incentives and the importance of safeguarding players' welfare.
- Artificial intelligence implications for children and young people: Common Sense Media UK
Common Sense Media UK reflects on some of the concerns around AI technologies and what can be done to help young people think critically.
- Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) work to promote sharing data to safeguard children: ICO
The ICO explains its work to promote sharing data to safeguard young people.
- A guide to social media and gaming for parents and carers: Praesidio Safeguarding
Praesidio Safeguarding outlines the current social media landscape and how parents and carers can support their children to manage the risks associated with social media and gaming.
- Internet Watch Foundation hotline: a disturbing new trend: Internet Watch Foundation
The Internet Watch Foundation discusses a disturbing new trend exposing internet users to distressing child sexual abuse content online.
- Sextortion (Sexually coerced extortion): Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
The Internet Watch Foundation explains what sextortion is and what to do if you, your child or someone you know are a victim of sextortion.
- A guide to Esports: INEQE Safeguarding Group
INEQE Safeguarding Group provides some facts around esports and tips on how to support young people who watch or participate in competitions online.
- Report Harmful Content: SWGfL
SWGfL explains the role of its national reporting centre in providing advice about all types of online harm and signposting users to the correct services.
- A review of harmful content online: INEQE Safeguarding Group
INEQE Safeguarding Group talks about the impact that harmful behaviours exhibited by online personalities or influencers can have and provides advice on how to support someone who has been exposed to or is engaging with harmful content.
- Teaching fact checking in schools: Full Fact
Full Fact explains the importance of critical thinking when exploring misinformation with children and young people in the classroom.
- What is the Metaverse: INEQE Safeguarding Group
INEQE Safeguarding Group explains what the early stages of Metaverse technology looks like and the possibilities and risks as it develops.
- Managing your digital footprint and reputation: Careers Wales
Careers Wales explores how to effectively manage your digital footprint and reputation so that it has a positive impact on your future employment.
- Online issues and worries from the perspective of young people: ProMo-Cymru
ProMo Cymru explains the approach that was taken in developing bespoke advice specifically for children and young people to support them with online issues or worries.
- Why cyber resilience within schools is a concern for the senior leadership team, not the IT department: Tarian Regional Cyber Crime Unit
Tarian Regional Cyber Crime Unit defines cyber resilience and explains why it is essential for head teachers and senior leaders to take ownership of it within their institutions.
- Children’s Gaming4Good. Yes, really: GetSafeOnline
GetSafeOnline discusses the benefits that gaming offers children and young people and the risks posed by in-game purchases.
- What are dangerous online hoaxes and challenges and what should we be doing about them: Praesidio Safeguarding
Praesidio Safeguarding shares the findings of research it led on behalf of TikTok examining what is known about how young people engage with dangerous online challenges and hoaxes.
- TikTok Videos targeting teachers - Support from Professionals Online Safety Helpline: SWGfL
SWGfL discusses the viral trend of targeting teachers on social media platforms and provides information on the service that the Professionals Online Safety Helpline can offer teachers who require support with reporting content or their wellbeing.
- Online child sexual grooming - Abuse and manipulation through communication: Swansea University
Swansea University discusses the manipulation tactics used in online child sexual grooming communication and the work that is being done to safeguard children online, which includes the Dragon-S project.
- Online grooming - Let's close the door to online child sexual abusers: Internet Watch Foundation
The Internet Watch Foundation discusses its role in making the internet a safer place for children across the world and their recent awareness raising campaigns.
- The complexity of being a digital citizen: Praesidio Safeguarding
Praesidio Safeguarding discusses the complexity for children and young people growing up in a space where digital technology is omnipresent.
- Treating children differently in a digital world: Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
The ICO explains what The Children's Code is for, why it is needed and how it affects schools.
- It was never a dress - the importance of diversity in cyber security: University of South Wales
The University of South Wales talks about the importance of diversity in the cyber security industry.