Acceptance of applications for the "Children in Runet" Award has started

The Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment, together with the Association for Electronic Communications (RAEC), launched a children's track as part of the Runet 2025 "Code of Dreams" Award. Applications for the Children in Runet Award are already open and will last until November 20.

The award is aimed at supporting initiatives and projects aimed at creating a safe childhood online, developing digital literacy and raising public awareness of the importance of protecting children online.

"It is important for us that projects that create a safe space for children on the Internet receive well—deserved recognition," said Elizaveta Belyakova, Chairman of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment.

The following thematic nominations were selected as part of the award: "Online Security Lessons" are for educators and educational organizations, "Digital Family Security" is for projects created by several family members, and "The Future of the Internet" is for teenagers aged 14-18.

The best works will be determined by an expert jury, which will include representatives of RAEC, Yandex, VK, Rostelecom, ANO Digital Economy, Kaspersky Lab and others.

"We are pleased to support this initiative and are confident that it will become an important stage in the development of projects in the field of digital safety for children," said Dmitry Gulyaev, General Director of the Russian Academy of Energy.

The award ceremony will take place on December 14, 2025 at the Pashkov House in Moscow.

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Earlier, on November 3, Russian President Vladimir Putin, on the eve of National Unity Day, approved the winners of the annual award for their contribution to strengthening the national unity of the Russian nation. The laureates were Anna Gabdullina, Deputy Director of Otkritie LLC, and Pavel Orlov, Scientific Secretary of the State budgetary cultural institution of the Udmurt Republic, Ludorvay Architectural and Ethnographic Museum-Reserve.

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