Tech trade groups agree to form children’s digital services commission in Iran
Tech trade groups in Iran agree to form a children’s digital services commission. Members are still to be proposed following discussions on age-appropriate content.
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Technology trade groups in Iran have agreed to form a joint commission on children’s digital services, creating a forum for private-sector concerns and proposals on how those services should develop.
The agreement came at a meeting held in cooperation with the Communications Ministry during Children’s Week. The commission is still being organized: participating associations are to put forward proposals for its membership.
Called the Joint Commission on the Children’s Digital Ecosystem, the body is intended to give trade associations a coordinated way to raise common issues and develop proposals that can be taken forward.
The meeting focused on how the private sector could contribute to digital services for children. Participants discussed access to age-appropriate services and content, families’ need for tools to help care for children online, and improving digital literacy.
They also discussed the role of platforms in providing services to children and the possible use of aggregate data to understand children’s needs and patterns of digital service use. This was a topic of discussion, rather than an announced data-use program.
Representatives attended from the chamber of commerce, the ICT guild organization, the virtual business union, the internet business association, the online audiovisual union and the venture capital association.
The participating groups are now expected to submit their suggestions for the commission’s composition. Other trade associations may also join, allowing concerns from additional parts of the children’s digital services sector to be raised.
