Learning from children and young people about positive smartphone opportunities

Rather than focusing on the ‘evils’ of constant internet connectivity (and smartphone over-use), Jane Vincent takes a closer look at the positives – how children can use smartphones to their best advantage to get on in an increasingly digital world. Jane Vincent is a senior academic researcher at the LSE and the University of Surrey with a background in the mobile communications industry. She was part of the UK team for the Net Children Go Mobile project and has studied children’s use of mobile phones and ICT since 2004.