What approaches or innovations are needed to support the efficient and safe handling of data within education and children’s social care settings which leads to better life outcomes?

Background

Technology, including digital technology and artificial intelligence, has great potential to transform lives, but we need to develop our expertise to deploy them well, and to help learners, families and carers to use them safely and judiciously, taking account of the need for a healthy balance of “screen time” and time away from screens.

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