AI governance / child rightsAI policy and youth perspectivesParticipation documented

AI for Children

Florence, Italy

UNICEF documents regional workshops and a global forum that included children active in AI spaces alongside experts and policymakers to shape child-centred AI guidance.

child rightscivic engagementresponsible AI governanceproblem formulationgovernancedeployment norms

Project documentation Evidence source

Overview

Region: Global
Lead organization: UNICEF Innocenti
Organization type: research institute
Technology group: AI policy and child-centered governance
Activity status: active
Start year: 2019
Last updated: Mar 25, 2026

Participation documentation

Participation mode: child-centred consultations + regional workshops + global forum
Participants: children; policymakers; child-rights experts; researchers
Methods: regional workshops; consultations; global forum; policy guidance co-development
AI lifecycle stages: problem formulation; governance; deployment norms
Evidence summary: UNICEF documents regional workshops and a global forum that included children active in AI spaces alongside experts and policymakers to shape child-centred AI guidance.
Atlas assessment: Cautious · Medium confidence · evidence grade A
Uncertainty: Child-rights participation is well documented, but the initiative is guidance- and governance-oriented rather than a single clearly bounded AI system.