Why
The digital era brings with it huge opportunities. It also brings with it risks and harms, particularly to the young and vulnerable in our society.
We want to support wide and informed public discourse, and encourage a bold reimagining of the vision for us and our children by government and civil society, moving us away from a digital world built on profit and exploitation, to one built for human flourishing.
This is a responsibility that we all share.
If not now, when?
If not us, who?
What
This website was originally created in response to the UK Government Curriculum Review in 2024, and published our Response to the Review, accompanied by an Open Letter.
Whilst that Review has been concluded, we remain committed to contributing to discussions in this area.
Our lives are influenced by social values and norms as much as they are by laws. Social values and norms require public discourse and public discourse requires information. This site aims to point people to useful information and resources to help them engage with and understand the real-world impacts of life in the 5th Industrial Revolution.
We also want to publicly state our intention to live by The Commitments we have published, and encourage others to do the same.
Every decision we make, or fail to make, has consequences. Regardless of the size of our organisation, nature of our role, or level of our influence, what we do matters.
Who
We all work in the world of data in some capacity and have seen the trajectory that we have been on and simply want to do all we can to ensure the safety and wellbeing of some of the most vulnerable in our society is talked about, understood, and responded to.
Data is at the heart of our lives and as we emerge into the 5th industrial revolution, the power of data and technology is only increasing. It can be a force for good and it can be a force for bad. Either way, we want to acknowledge and accept the responsibility we have both to raise issues and respond to them.
Silence is acceptance so we do not want to stay silent.