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Athena Infonomics, APLYD Partner with Just Rights for Children on Digital Safety, AI Governance
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News18•30-09-2026, 17:45
Athena Infonomics, APLYD Partner with Just Rights for Children on Digital Safety, AI Governance
- •Athena Infonomics and its AI arm, APLYD, have partnered with Just Rights for Children to enhance digital safety and AI governance for children.
- •The initiative focuses on building AI capabilities for Just Rights for Children to manage children's safety in digital spaces, ensuring youth benefit from technology while being protected from harm.
- •The collaboration emphasizes data stewardship and institutional financing to safeguard vulnerable communities, with Athena Infonomics serving as the independent evaluation partner and APLYD providing the technological foundation.
- •Nakul Jain of APLYD highlighted the critical need for sustainable financing and integration within government systems for technology solutions, rather than just the technology itself.
- •Bhuwan Ribhu, Founder of Just Rights for Children, stressed the urgency for mandatory reporting and an international legal framework to combat online harms, asserting that social media platforms should not undermine children's rights and safety.
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Athena Infonomics and its AI arm APLYD have partnered with Just Rights for Children on an initiative focused on digital safety and AI governance to protect youth online and build institutional AI capabilities.
APLYD serves as Athena Infonomics' AI and digital public infrastructure arm, providing the necessary technological foundation for the initiative to help manage children's safety in digital spaces.
Bhuwan Ribhu stated that the digital world has increased the scale of harm while preventive systems lag behind, noting that children under 18 cannot legally enter into contracts and social media platforms must not undermine their rights.
