The winners of the award "For a safe digital Childhood" were awarded at the V Youth Digital Forum

The winners of the Safe Digital Childhood Award were awarded at the Rossiya National Center in Moscow. The award was organized by the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment. The competition was held for the third time and continued to support projects aimed at developing the safe and responsible use of digital technologies by children.

"The Alliance's active support for new projects helps unite society in the face of information threats, bridge the digital divide between generations, and preserve our unique cultural code," said Sergey Kiriyenko, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation, in an address to the participants of the V Youth Digital Forum and the Alliance's Award for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment.

This year, applications for participation in the award "For a safe digital Childhood" were submitted from all regions of the country, as well as from the Republic of Belarus.

Awards were presented to the winners in four categories. The winner in the nomination "Digital family security" was the project of the board game "Family Cyber Shield: Protection for children" from the Kuvin family from Yekaterinburg. The web quest "Security" by Polina Cherkasova from the Nizhny Novgorod region won in the nomination "Lessons of online security".

Natalia Vorotova from ANO "IT-cube Data Center" Izhevsk received a special prize from the information and communication educational service Spherum. The project "White Hacker" by Alexander Kravchenko from the Moscow region won in the nomination "The Future of the Internet". And the "Best project of the expert community" was the TV series "Bodo Borodo. IT" from Riki Group of Companies, Moscow.

The award winners received statuettes, commemorative diplomas, valuable prizes and gifts from partners and founding companies of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment.

The award ceremony took place, and the plenary session of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment "Cybersecurity of Childhood" was held as part of the award ceremony.: challenges, strategy, cooperation".

The experts of the session were: Tatiana Matveeva, Head of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies and Communications Infrastructure, Irina Shvartsman, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, Evgeny Khasin, Acting Director of the Cybersecurity Department of the Ministry of Digital Development of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, Elizaveta Belyakova, Chairman of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment, Vladimir Tabak, CEO of ANO Dialog and ANO Dialog Regions, Dmitry Gulyaev, Youth Digital Ombudsman, Ruslan Yusufov, founder and managing partner of MINDSMITH, an expert in the field of technological trends and information security.

"Our main task is to develop a "collective digital immunity" among the younger generation. Now about a third of children believe that the Internet is a safe environment, and they fully trust information from the Network. This is an area of development for the state, parents, educational institutions, socially responsible businesses, and civil society. We need to teach children and teenagers to think critically, identify risks and respond to them correctly," said Tatiana Matveeva, Head of the Office of the President of the Russian Federation for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies and Communications Infrastructure.

Irina Shvartsman, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation, continued the discussion: "As part of the regular activities, children are introduced to the basics of digital literacy and security. They learn about the signs of fraud and learn how to protect personal data using specific examples. Unfortunately, in today's world, children face threats related to artificial intelligence. It is extremely important that the child can recognize the danger in time and seek help from his parents or a teacher."

Elizaveta Belyakova, Chairman of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment, said that technology is developing rapidly, and, unfortunately, threats in the digital environment are also becoming more complex. However, it is innovative solutions that help protect children from unwanted content, online scams and cyber attacks.

Vladimir Tabak, Director General of ANO Dialog and ANO Dialog Regions, continued: "Deepfakes are a new iteration of fakes, they are generated by artificial intelligence. This technology is quite new, but it is well known about it. The results of a study conducted by ANO Dialog Regions showed that 50% of Russians know about deepfakes, and 41% have met them personally. Some countries have already introduced mandatory labeling of deepfakes, and more than 50% of our people support the introduction of their regulation. I would like to note separately that any regulation should take into account the negative, positive side of creating content using AI, rather than following the path of a complete ban."

The plenary session discussed key challenges and solutions in the field of cybersecurity of childhood. The speakers stressed the importance of coordination between government agencies, businesses, and public organizations to protect children from cyber threats, including cyberbullying, fraud, access to unwanted content, and deepfakes. Special attention was paid to educational programs aimed at improving the digital literacy of children, parents and teachers.

For reference: Winners and prize-winners of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment "For a safe Digital Childhood" 2025.

Nomination "Digital family Security"

1st place - BOARD GAME "Family cyber shield: Protection for children" (Yekaterinburg), Alexey Kuvin

2nd place - THE PROJECT "Security starts with you. Through the game in the world of security" (Perm Region), Olga Torsunova

3rd place - THE PROJECT "Cybersecurity on the Internet" (Tomsk), Elena Starikova

"The Future of the Internet" nomination

1st place - The White Hacker PROJECT (Moscow region), Alexander Kravchenko

2nd place - TELEGRAM BOT Mark ll, (Lipetsk region), Grigory Razomazov

3rd place - EDUCATIONAL QUEST "Safe Way" (Lipetsk region), Evgeniya Plotnikova

The nomination "Lessons of network security"

1st place - WEB QUEST "Security", (Nizhny Novgorod region), Polina Cherkasova

2nd place - A PROJECT ON TRAINING the creation of a mobile application in the Thunkable visual development environment "Network security", (Izhevsk), Natalia Vorotova

3rd place - THE PROJECT "School of online safety for children" (Kostroma), Elena Smirnova

Special prize of the Aquarium, 1st place

Vorotova Natalia Afonasyevna, Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk, ANO "IT-cube Data Center"

Special prize of the Aquarium, 2nd place

Natalia A. Kurganova, Omsk Region, Omsk State Pedagogical University

Special prize of the Aquarium, 3rd place

Pavlova Elena Dmitrievna, Nizhny Novgorod region, Bogorodskaya School No. 8

The nomination "The best project of the expert community"

1st place - THE TV SERIES "Bodo Borodo. IT", (Moscow)

2nd place - THE PROJECT "Bezopashka" (Moscow)

3rd place - ALL-RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN "Digital Dictation", (Moscow)