.Kids News
.KiDS Domains for All Things Kids
Kids today are growing up in a hyper connected world, yet they are often most vulnerable to experience harm online. Try as we may, research suggests that parents tend to underestimate children‘s experiences of harm online. This is especially true for kids...
Happy Children’s Day from DotKids Foundation to all our young friends in #HongKong and #Taiwan!
April 4th is a day that celebrates #kids! This Children's Day, we're especially excited to share our commemoration of the historical delegation of the ".kids" domain to the Internet's root system by @ICANN! This means the space dedicated for kids on the Internet is...
InnoTechDesign Expo 2015
Supported by the iStartup Program of Office of Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) of Hong Kong, DotKids Foundation joined the HKTDC InnoTechDesign Expo 2015 (ITD Expo) which was held from 3-5 Dec 2015 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre to promote the idea of kids-friendly Internet. While building a truly kids-friendly Internet ecosystem […]
Committed to the fight against commercial child pornography – APAC-FCACP Roundtable
Invited by The International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC), DotKids foundation presented in the third Asia Pacific Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography Roundtable, “The Role of Industry in the Fight Against Online Child Sexual Exploitation” on 21st July 2015. The Asia Pacific Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography (APAC-FCACP) was launched by ICMEC in 2009, which […]
Regional Child Online Safety Awareness Discussion in APrIGF2015
Last year, child online protection is chosen as one of the Best Practice forum topics in UNIGF. Children and Youth, are one of the largest population of Internet users nowadays, protecting them from online threats as well as cultivating the sense of Digital citizen are critical. DotKids Foundation together with IGF Pakistan co-hosted the workshop […]
Kids-friendly Cyberspace Written Declaration in European Parliament
In 2013 Fall, DotKids Foundation visited Brussels and Strasbourg for a few times to visit all members of the European Parliament (MEP) offices and discuss the DotKids initiatives. We have successfully got more than 230 signatories from the MEPs to support the establishment a kids-friendly internet of “.kids” protected by the principles of UNCRC. We […]
Advocacy Trip in United States
DotKids Foundation attended the annual meeting for the U.S. Campaign to Ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child in September 2013, we are delighted to meet with many of our like-minded groups and individuals at the meeting and shared our vision on building safe internet for kids through the “.kids” domain. During the advocacy trips in […]
Meet Child Right Community of Asia in Philippines
Thanks Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia) for the support from the very early stage, it is so grateful to share the strong belief that “.kids” domain should be operated by following the principle of United Nation Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). We share our current update with the Child Right Community […]
Children’s Forum@ICANN in Beijing
As child participation is a key element in community engagement from a child rights perspective, and ICANN meeting has always been a very important platform to discuss internet issues. The first children’s Forum in ICANN was co-organized with child right organizations from the community from 7 to 11 April 2013 during the ICANN 46th Beijing meeting, […]
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, Quarterly Bulletin on Business & Children – Mar 2013
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre is the only non-profit organization drawing attention to the human rights impacts (positive & negative) of over 5100 companies, operating in over 180 countries. It holds the mission to encourage companies to respect and promote human rights, and avoid harm to people. DotKids Foundation contributed to share our initiative in […]
Advocacy Trip in Europe
In 2013 Spring, We were in a lobbying trip to meet with the child rights advocates in Europe. We had meetings with the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva and discussed the importance of having a community-based committee to supervise the “.kids” gTLD. We also met with Save the Children Switzerland, […]
Awareness Raising Campaign in ICANN 44 Prague
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is an international organization responsible for coordinating and setting operation policies for unique identifiers, i.e. domain names [Names] and IP addresses [Numbers], between computers across the world and building the global Internet. In 2011, ICANN has launched the new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) program. Domain names […]
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.Kids in the Early Years
Here is a collection of some key moments during DotKids Foundation’s early efforts.
Dec 2015
InnoTechDesign Expo
July 2015
Asia Pacific Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography Roundtable
Invited to present in the 3rd Asia Pacific Financial Coalition Against Child Pornography Roundtable. … READ MORE
July 2015
DotKids Foundation Co-hosted Workshop
DotKids Foundation co-host workshop “Online Safety Awareness and Development of Sustainable Civilized Internet for the Next Generation“ with IGF Pakistan … READ MORE
October 2013
230 Signatories Garnered!
Garnered more than 230 signatories from the MEPs to support establishment of a kids-friendly Internet of ‘.KIDS’ protected by the principles of UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) … READ MORE
October 2013
Organized Roundtable with Governments and Childrens Group Organizations
Organized roundtable with European Parliaments (MEPs) and guests from Child Online Protection initiative (COP) of International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Insafe Network, eNACSO, Children Lobbyist of Switzerland and Children Representatives from Diana Award Anti-Bullying Ambassadors Program … READ MORE
September 2013
U.S. Campaign to Ratify the Convention on Children Rights
Participated in the U.S. Campaign to Ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child in September 2013 … READ MORE
June 2013
Meet with Child Rights Coalition Asia
Meeting with Child Rights Coalition Asia (CRC Asia)
April 2013
Co-Organized 1st Children’s Forum at ICANN
Co-Organized the first children’s Forum at ICANN with child right organizations from the community during the ICANN 46th Beijing meeting. … READ MORE
February 2013
Meeting with UN Committee on Rights of the Child and other European Children’s group Organizations
Meeting with UN Committee on the Rights of the Child in Geneva, Save the Children Switzerland, Children’s Parliament and Children’s Lobby in Bern, EuroChild, ChildNet and Business & Human Rights Resource Center in London to share our initiative of creating a kids-friendly internet. … READ MORE
June 2012
Awareness Campaign with Kids’ Dream Organization @ ICANN 44
DotKids Foundation held awareness campaign with Kids’ Dream organization during ICANN 44 meeting in Prague … READ MORE