Youth and internet policy in the EU

An organization called HUWY (which I think stands for "Hub Websites for Youth") is seeking to engage European youth in internet policymaking through a pilot project sponsored by the European Commission and based in the UK, Ireland, Estonia and Germany. HUWY provides resources through an EU hub, as well as national hubs and online space for young people to discuss important internet-related issues (e.g., cyber-bullying, file sharing, ID theft, etc.). The idea is that after discussing the issues in whatever ways young people are comfortable with, they will then bring their ideas back to the hubs, and those ideas will be shared by HUWY with national and EU policymakers.

Below is a diagram of the project:


For more information visit HUWY.

Participation Works

Continuing in the international vein, one fantastic resource I've found on youth and child participation is the Participation Works portal operated by six national children and young people's agencies in the United Kingdom. Participation Works provides information about events, jobs, new publications, news and professional networks for "participation workers."

The "Topics" page, for example, includes links to resources in the areas of Arts & Creativity, Early Years, Governance, Learning and Research, Measuring Change, Policy, Rights, Standards, and many others.

Even if you don't live in the U.K. it's got lots of useful links and resources.

Participation Works