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ata collection, analysis and regulation of

Ddata in the digital age raise questions

about both the realization and the

protection of children's rights. The questions are

whether traditional ethical frameworks guiding

research in institutional settings and national legal

and policy frameworks for data collection and

consent from children are adequate and sufficient.

It is important to understand that, a higher share of

collection and analysis of big data is carried out by

the aid of “machines” and “artificial intelligence”

through “automation” processes and hence such

big data are not bound by human subject

protections. Big Data is collected by both public

and private organizations, and is therefore subject

to multiple and varying international and state-

based interventions and standards.

The data that is collected from and of children may,

be utilized and analyzed by indeterminate

algorithms, at any uncertain point in the future, for

indeterminate clients. This processed data can be

used to create digital identities or to perform any

operation in the digital space, of which the

individuals/children are unaware and have no

control. There is severe lack of guidance, and/or

practical and effective solutions, to safely collect

data directly or indirectly from or of children in a

digital world, and process them. Therefore, there

is a need to understand the issues clearly and

develop and implement a preventive, protective

and curative framework.

Participation, Recognition and Encouragement

Students having interest in Law, Development and Human Rights are eligible to

participate;

Three Best Thoughts to be awarded with citation and

• Best Thought ₹ 10,000

• Second Best Thought ₹ 8,000

• Third Best Thought ₹ 5,000

The fifteen Best Thoughts will get Certificate of Participation and published in

Independent Thought Law Digest 2019 (ISBN number)

itizens play a vital role in diverse ways

Ct owards s t reng then ing democra t i c

framework of the Nation, established legal

system and rule of law. This is imperative for giving

life to the opening phrase of Indian Constitution “WE,

the People of India”. We invite young and promising

legal minds to participate in nation building process

by dwelling deep on the role of law in lives of

children.

While elections come and go; children issues remain

unheard, as they don't vote. An emerging threat in

the digital age is the fact that the Internet is largely

blind to age, treating children and adults equally. The

State and the Society, has to have a clear

understanding of the fast-changing, highly complex

and transnational nature of socio-technological

infrastructures and the risks it poses. The tasks at

hand are complex, and the solutions to the problems

largely unknown. The devil is in the details and that

need to be understood before we begin to move

forward!

RATIONALE AND BACKGROUND

CHILDREN’S RIGHTS IN THE AGE OF BIG DATA Theme for the Year 2019

PANEL OF JUDGES

• Dr. Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Department of

Psychiatry and NDDTC, AIIMS, New Delhi

• Dr. GK Goswami, IPS, Joint Director, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), New

Delhi

• Adv Gaurav Agrawal, Advocate on Record, Supreme Court of India

• Dr. Karnika Seth, Expert Cyber Lawyer and Author of the book ‘Protection of Children

on Internet’

• Prof. (Dr.) Abdul Matin, President, FLAIR

• Mr. Vinai Singh, Deputy Director, Indian Society of International Law, New Delhi

• Dr. Uday Shankar, Associate Professor, RGSIP Law, IIT Kharagpur

Last date of submission: | Queries: | 15 October 2019 essay.ithought@gmail.com

Declaration Best Thoughts: 10 December 2019

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1Extremely large data sets that may be analysed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behaviour and interactions.

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All India Law Teachers Congress i| s a registered Society and teachers of www.ailtc.org

law, teaching in various universities and colleges in India are its members. AILTC aims to

promote the interests of legal education and members of law teachers.

FLAIR – Forum for Learning and Action with Innovation and Rigour | is www.flairindia.org

an organisation working in India through research, training and model building. FLAIR

works extensively on the issue of Children's Rights in Digital Space under its DIGITAL

MEDIA AND SOCIETY programme and anchors the Safe Internet Global Alliance (SIGA).

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working towards equity, justice and mutual respect.

• Protecting children from Disadvantaged Communities

from potential harm in the age of the Internet and Digital

Media

• Roles and responsibilities of different social actors,

including the State, School, families etc

• Information Technology Act, 2000 & POCSO Act, 2012

• Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Cyber Laws

• India’s Personal Data Protection Bill

• Indian Contract Act, 1872 and Minimum Age of Children to

avail various Services on Digital Media

• Personal Laws and Court Judgments

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