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Space2Grow has submitted recommendations to 𝗠𝗘𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗣𝗗𝗣 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱, drawing from our extensive work with non-profits, direct engagement with children and parents, and deep expertise in child protection.

📢 𝗛𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Putting children and young adults at the centre is critical to shaping digital policies that are more inclusive and safer.

As expertly put by Shailey Hingorani, Independent Advisor Violence Against Women and Children, at our AI Webinar, she stated that AI is evolving faster than ever, and the need for making AI safety “one of the most urgent issues of our time”.

She also emphasised a core challenge: there’s no global playbook for AI safety, no single approach everyone agrees on. This, she warned, creates gaps that bad actors will be able to exploit quite easily.

Read more about her views in the whitepaper: https://lnkd.in/gmpunVQC

If you’d like to know more about our work on digital safety and AI, reach out to us at [email protected]

We want to thank all the speakers who shared their incredible expertise and know-how during the webinar on exploring AI-driven digital risks among children jointly hosted by Space 2 Grow with on the occasion of Safer Internet Day, 2025.

Globally the types of AI driven harms - especially with inappropriate images of classmates being shared by peers is evident across different countries. It isn’t country specific/or just a one off phenomena, this is real. The need for a global framework to combat AI driven harms to children, is a necessity, considering the challenges countries will face, by being inward focused. This webinar was an attempt to create that space - conversations from experts across different countries and leading organisations.

Some of the key takeaways with you as shared by the panelists are here for you!

- Stakeholders need to actively counter the desensitisation that can be caused by the constant onslaught of violent and harmful content generated by AI and prevent it from becoming the new normal

- Collaboration is key to tackling the harms caused by AI and to provide support to victims

- Legislations in countries need to catch up, and the EU Act on AI was shared as the first act to combat harms driven by AI

- The role played by I4C in India on combating cybercrime and its collaborative work, with an emphasis on taking down CSAM immediately, to prevent re victimisation

- Investigations of AI-driven harms must continue and not be deprioritised

- Literacy and education on AI and its harms needs to cut across stakeholders

Continue to watch this space as we will soon release a white paper with more insights from the webinar.

With the Union Budget 2025 around the corner, anticipation about continued focus on skill development, job creation and poverty alleviation runs high.

Although these areas are key to the nation’s growth, we at Space 2 Grow hope that the budget planners focus on innovative solutions to the unique opportunities and challenges the nation faces.

Challenges include skill development programs that are not inclusive of several marginalised communities and a lack of programs designed to ensure higher retention of target groups- causing less employability and lower placement rates. Along with a focus on inclusion, impact assessments of programs to examine what’s worked and what hasn’t, is essential.

We hope that Budget 2025 emphasises upskilling and growth in an evidence-based manner so that India can truly take significant strides towards its ‘Viksit Bharat’ dream.