Youth charity named Scottish partner of iRights, a UK coalition which campaigns for technology to be designed and delivered with young people in mind
A Scottish charity is to play a pivotal role in a coalition attempting to make the internet a better place for children and young people.
Young Scot has been announced as the lead strategic partner in Scotland for iRights, a UK coalition which campaigns for technology to be designed and delivered with young peoples’ needs specifically in mind.
Made up of a wide range of organisations and individuals, including Unicef, Save the Children and Barclays, iRights wants to raise awareness of itself in Scotland.
It believes there are five principles that must be met, including young people having the right to easily remove content they have created online, the right to know who holds and profits from their information and the right to be taught the appropriate digital skills.
Louise Macdonald, Young Scot’s chief executive, said: “We are eager to take on the role of helping to grow the coalition within Scotland and facilitate opportunities for our young people to be at the forefront of this initiative while doing so.
As a ‘digital by design’ organisation, we will use the iRights framework to guide our work, but we also believe that every company, organisation and leader in Scotland can use it so that collectively, we can enable young people to thrive within their digital world
“As a "digital by design" organisation, we will use the iRights framework to guide our work, but we also believe that every company, organisation and leader in Scotland can use it so that collectively, we can enable young people to thrive within their digital world.
“At Young Scot we have fallen in love with the possibilities that internet and digital technologies offer to help young people build opportunities and make informed decisions and choices.
“As a youth organisation, we also recognise that we have a duty of care to provide appropriate support and information for young people to enable them to fulfil their potential as active and engaged 21st century citizens.”
Glenn Manoff, iRights director, said: "Young Scot is an extraordinary youth organisation and the perfect lead partner for iRights in Scotland. Their passionate commitment to putting young Scots in the driving seat of their own digital future shines through in everything they do, and the five digital rights in the iRights framework provide a simple guide for how to take this ethos even further.”
To find out more about iRights and its five principles visit its website at irights.uk.
