Digital Connectivity During COVID-19 : Access to vital
information for every child

V 2020

Digital Connectivity During COVID-19 : Access to vital information for every child

KARDEFELT-WINTHER, Daniel, Rogers TWESIGYE, Rostislav ZLÁMAL, Marium SAEED, David ŠMAHEL et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Digital Connectivity During COVID-19 : Access to vital information for every child

Authors

KARDEFELT-WINTHER, Daniel (380 Italy), Rogers TWESIGYE (380 Italy), Rostislav ZLÁMAL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Marium SAEED (380 Italy), David ŠMAHEL (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Mariya STOILOVA (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and Sonia LIVINGSTONE (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Edition

Florence, 6 pp. Innocenti Research Briefs, 2020-12, 2020

Publisher

UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Výzkumná zpráva

Field of Study

50800 5.8 Media and communications

Country of publisher

Italy

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

report

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/20:00114581

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

Keywords in English

digital connectivity; covid-19; internet access; children; health information

Abstract

V originále

Children’s digital access – or lack thereof – during the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly determined whether children can continue their education, seek information, stay in touch with friends and family, and enjoy digital entertainment. With over 1.5 billion children across 190 countries confined to their homes, active video games or dance videos may also be their best chance to exercise. The rationale for closing digital divides has never been starker or more urgent. This data-driven research brief explores three research questions. 1) How much do we know about children’s basic access to the internet across the globe? 2) Do children regularly use the internet to access health information? 3) Are children able to verify the truth of online information? The brief analyzes survey data from the ITU World Telecommunications/ICT Indicators database, as well as household-survey data collected from approximately 22,000 children aged 12-16, generated by the collective work of the EU Kids Online and Global Kids Online research networks. It concludes with recommendations on how stakeholders can ensure that children’s health information needs are better supported during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Links

GX19-27828X, research and development project

Name: Pohled do budoucnosti: Porozumění vlivu technologií na “well-being” adolescentů (Acronym: FUTURE)

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

KARDEFELT-WINTHER, Daniel, Rogers TWESIGYE, Rostislav ZLÁMAL, Marium SAEED, David ŠMAHEL, Mariya STOILOVA and Sonia LIVINGSTONE. Digital Connectivity During COVID-19 : Access to vital information for every child. Florence: UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2020, 6 pp. Innocenti Research Briefs, 2020-12.

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KARDEFELT-WINTHER, Daniel, Rogers TWESIGYE, Rostislav ZLÁMAL, Marium SAEED, David ŠMAHEL, Mariya STOILOVA and Sonia LIVINGSTONE. \textit{Digital Connectivity During COVID-19 : Access to vital information for every child}. Florence: UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, 2020, 6 pp. Innocenti Research Briefs, 2020-12.

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