CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT: RISKS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND RESPONSIBILITIES, Panel organized and moderated by D. Amram, LIDER Lab, at the Computers, Privacy, Data Protection (CPDP), 2021, Brussels, 28.1.2021.

Organised by LIDER LAB, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Moderator Denise Amram, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna (IT) Speakers Ruggero G. Pensa, University of Turin (IT); Jordi Albo-Canals, Lighthouse - DIG (US); Juan Marìnez Otero, iCmedia (ES); Katharina Kaesling, University of Bonn (DE) IoT services develop new forms of free expression, organisation and association, providing unprecedented access to information and ideas, addressing political, economic, and social trends. This panel focuses on children as vulnerable users. Access to IoT contributes to the promotion of children’s well-being (essential for education purposes during the pandemia), but it also intensifies existing inequalities (digital divide for cultural and economic differences) and risks (fake news, cyberbulling, monitoring and profiling AI-based toys& applications, sexting, grooming). Data protection and privacy-preserving shall be boosted in terms of i) technical safety for service providers&developers, ii) parents, caregivers, institutions (starting from Schools) awareness and responsibilities, iii) skills, access, and education for children, iv) inclusion and equality. The panel promotes a roadmap for the best interests of the child in the IoT, discussing best practices, measures to enhance rights and mitigate risks in the digital environment. • Enhancing equal access to information society: from education needs to a cultural evolution, boosting inclusion and non-discrimination; • Facing digital divide and promoting awareness for risks & opportunities in the information society: best interests of the child in the IoT. • Enhancing privacy and data protection within social networks, AI-based toys, IoT App: boundaries for parental responsibilities, institutions, and services’ providers and developers. • Digital skills and competence for new educational and learning pat