The winners of the "For a Safe Digital Childhood" award were honored at the V Youth Digital Forum at the National Centre RUSSIA

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On April 2, the National Centre RUSSIA hosted the award ceremony for the winners of the "For a Safe Digital Childhood" prize. The event was organized by the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment. Held for the third time, the competition continues to support projects aimed at fostering 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 Sergei Kiriyenko, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, in his address to the participants.

This year, applications for the "For a Safe Digital Childhood" award 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 "Family Digital Security" category was the board game project "Family Cyber Shield: Protection for Children" by the Kuvin family from Yekaterinburg. In the "Online Safety Lessons" category, the web quest "BEZopasnosti" ("NODanger") by Polina Cherkasova from the Nizhny Novgorod region took first place. A special prize from the Sferum information and communication educational service was awarded to Natalia Vorotova from the ANO "CCOD 'IT-Cube'" in Izhevsk. In the "Future of the Internet" category, the winning project was "White Hacker" by Alexander Kravchenko from the Moscow region. The title of "Best Expert Community Project" was awarded to the series "Bodo Borodo. IT" by Riki Group, Moscow.

The award recipients 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.

As part of the award ceremony, a plenary session titled "Cybersecurity of Childhood: Challenges, Strategy, Cooperation" took place. The session's experts included: Tatyana Matveyeva, Head of the Presidential Directorate for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies and Communication Infrastructure of the Russian Federation; Irina Shvartsman, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation; Yevgeny Khasin, Acting Director of the Department for Cybersecurity of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media of the Russian Federation; Yelizaveta Belyakova, Chair of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment; Vladimir Tabak, Director General of ANO "Dialogue" and ANO "Dialogue Regions;" Dmitry Gulyaev, Youth Digital Ombudsman; Ruslan Yusufov, Founder and Managing Partner of MINDSMITH, expert in technological trends and information security.

"Our main task is to develop a 'collective digital immunity' in the younger generation. Currently, about a third of children believe that the Internet is a safe environment and fully trust the information they find online. This is an area for development for the state, parents, educational institutions, socially responsible businesses, and civil society. We must teach children and teenagers to think critically, identify risks, and respond to them correctly," noted Tatyana Matveyeva, Head of the Presidential Directorate for the Development of Information and Communication Technologies and Communication Infrastructure of the Russian Federation.

The discussion was continued by Irina Shvartsman, Deputy Minister of Education of the Russian Federation.

"As part of classroom activities, children are introduced to the basics of digital literacy and security. They learn to recognize signs of fraud and protect personal data through specific examples. Unfortunately, in today's world, children encounter threats related to artificial intelligence. It is extremely important that a child can recognize danger in time and seek help from parents or a teacher," said Irina Shvartsman.

Yelizaveta Belyakova, Chair of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment, noted that technology is developing rapidly, and threats in the digital space are becoming increasingly complex. However, it is precisely innovative solutions that help protect children from unwanted content, online fraud, and cyberattacks.

Vladimir Tabak, Director General of ANO "Dialogue" and ANO "Dialogue Regions," continued: "Deepfakes are a new iteration of fake content, generated by artificial intelligence. This technology is relatively new, but it is well known. Research conducted by ANO 'Dialogue Regions' has shown that 50% of Russians are aware of deepfakes, and 41% have personally encountered them. Some countries have already introduced mandatory labeling of deepfakes, and in our country, more than 50% of people support the introduction of regulations. I would like to emphasize that any regulation should also take into account the positive aspects of AI-generated content rather than follow the path of a complete ban."

The plenary session addressed key challenges and solutions in the field of children's cybersecurity. Speakers emphasized 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 given to educational programs aimed at improving digital literacy among children, parents, and educators. 

Winners and Prizewinners of the Alliance for the Protection of Children in the Digital Environment Award "For a Safe Digital Childhood" 2025

Category: "Family Digital Security"

1st place – BOARD GAME "Family Cyber Shield: Protection for Children" (Yekaterinburg), Alexei Kuvin.

2nd place – PROJECT "Safety Starts with You. Into the World of Security Through Play" (Perm region), Olga Torsunova.

3rd place – PROJECT "Cybersecurity on the Internet" (Tomsk), Yelena Starikova.

Category: "The Future of the Internet"

1st place – PROJECT "White Hacker" (Moscow region), Alexander Kravchenko.

2nd place – TELEGRAM BOT "Mark II" (Lipetsk region), Grigory Razomazov.

3rd place – EDUCATIONAL QUEST "Safe Path" (Lipetsk region), Yevgeniya Plotnikova.

Category: "Online Safety Lessons"

1st place – WEB QUEST "BEZopasnosti" (Nizhny Novgorod region), Polina Cherkasova.

2nd place – PROJECT FOR TRAINING in mobile app development using the Thunkable visual programming environment "Online Safety" (Izhevsk), Natalia Vorotova.

3rd place – PROJECT "Children's Online Safety School" (Kostroma), Yelena Smirnova.

Sferum Special Prize, 1st place

Natalia Afanasyevna Vorotova, Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk, ANO "TsTsOD IT-Kub".

Sferum Special Prize, 2nd place

Natalia Alexandrovna Kurganova, Omsk region, Omsk, Omsk State Pedagogical University.

Sferum Special Prize, 3rd place

Yelena Dmitrievna Pavlova, Nizhny Novgorod region, GKOU "Bogorodskaya School No. 8".

Category: "Best Expert Community Project"

1st place – SERIES "Bodo Borodo. IT" (Moscow).

2nd place – PROJECT "Bezopashka" (Moscow).

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