June 4, 2025 (8:30 - 12:00 PM (UTC+2)

Cape Town, South Africa (in-person only) 

Deadline: December 15, 2025 (12:00 CET)

Organised with the ICA divisions Children, Adolescence and Media and Communication Law and Policy, the DFC welcomes original research studies addressing the theme of children’s rights in the digital environment, from all disciplines, employing empirical methods, relevant theory, and contributing to children’s rights in the digital environment, especially Global South perspectives.

In the pre-conference, scholars and practitioners will explore how research can inform policy, regulation and design with children in digital environments, framed by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child’s General comment No. 25 on Children’s Rights in Relation to the Digital Environment. 

More info: https://www.digital-futures-for-children.net/events/ica-preconference/call-for-submissions