How do we make the internet a safer and more positive place for young people and kids? It’s not an easy question to answer, but three top ideas trying to tackle the issue in new and different ways were brought together Thursday, 6 December at Google Campus for Interactivism Think Kids Pitch Day. Organised by Google and the [...]
When the deadline passed for Interactivism // Think Kids last week, an impressive 19 projects that help children and young people stay safe online had been submitted through Simpl Challenges. Thank you to everyone who submitted an idea. Last week, the shortlisting panel, including two young people, met at the NSPCC’s offices to chose which of these [...]
This week’s guest blog is by Claire Lilley from the NSPCC. FutureGov are working with the NSPCC, Google and Coadec to deliver the Interactivism // Think Kids challenge: “How can we use tech to help under 18s get the most from the web and stay safe?” Last week was Get Safe Online Week, and this [...]
Interactivism is back and this time the challenge is about using digital tech to help children and young people get the most out of the internet and stay safe. Interactivism // Think Kids launches today with a call for projects, products and prototypes on FutureGov’s new Simpl Challenges platform. The finalists will be invited to attend a [...]
Carlisle City Council are making the most out of being located in a Government Super Fast Broadband pilot area (Cumbria) by investing in developing their own digital economy. As part of this they, along with Carlisle College and the Carlisle Economic Partnership, are running “Carlisle: Super Fast City”, a digital inclusion conference on 30th May [...]
Feeling a bit nostalgic for the days of Interactivism or hankering for a bit more of a taste of what the weekend was like? You’re in luck! Last week we published our full recap of Interactivism, complete with quotes and … read more »
Stellar ideas, cunning coding, savvy social innovation, dynamite design, and some truly impressive young people came together at last week’s Interactivism Young People’s Hack Weekend to work on 10 ideas (out of a whopping 81 that were submitted!) to help … read more »
What a weekend! Interactivism was a 36 hour whirlwind of ideas, iterations, design, development and top-notch banter. We had such a brilliant time watching the ten idea teams jump head first into the challenge, and as is usually the case … read more »
We hope that all of you Interactivism attendees are still buzzing from this weekend’s hackathon, I know we are (and for those of you who didn’t attend, stay tuned for a full follow-up blog featuring all the juicy details very … read more »
We were a bit bowled over by the response to Google’s Interactivism: Young People Hack Weekend challenge. An astounding 81 ideas were submitted by the deadline. Thank you so much to all of you who took the time to enter! … read more »