Who is behind DigitalPause
DigitalPause is a knowledge centre with a societal purpose. It is founded to make a difference and change the debate around screens to ensure more responsible usage.
DigitalPause is founded and run by digital experts and concerned parents.
DigitalPause is based in Copenhagen and Brussels.
Who are we
Founder: Emilie Normann
Emilie is a digital expert and has been working with public digitalization and e-learning since 2004, both in Denmark and abroad. Through her work with IT and innovation over the last 15 years, she has long been concerned about how much digitalization and screens have become a part of children's lives.
Emilie has worked at the EU Commission, DG INFSO, been an official in the Office of the e-Envoy in England (equivalent to the Danish Agency for Digitization) and worked with Danish and German digitalization strategies as innovation attaché at the Danish Consulate General in Munich. Emilie has taught e-government at the IT University, prepared a large number of major reports and analyses on public IT and been a speaker at international conferences on innovation through IT. Most recently she was Head of Research and Analysis at the Danish national initiative ‘Teknologipagten’.
Emilie has two young boys aged 9 and 11 whom she tries to shield from too much screen time. Often in vain.
Head of Research and Knowledge: Rikke Senius Clausen
Rikke has extensive experience with family councelling, participatory work, empowerment and supporting socially vulnerable families. She has worked with private companies, NGOs and municipalities to ensure support schemes for families and children.
Rikke has a Masters degree in communication and a degree in psychotherapy, and has for many years been concerned about the negative effects of screens and social media on children and vulnerable citizens.
Rikke has three teenage children with whom she has ongoing discussions about her concerns with their digital habits.
She married to a belgian and is multilingual and therefore responsible for monitoring foreign research and articles about the subject.
This is DigitalPause
DigitalPause is a new international organization working for a screen-free childhood across Europe. Research shows that using screens is harmful, especially for young children.
DigitalPause provides insightful and high-quality knowledge from Denmark, Europe and abroad for anyone who wants more information - professionals, families and concerned citizens. We collect relevant knowledge so you can find the latest research, articles, insights and arguments on the effects of screen time in children's lives.
DigitalPause was founded by digital expert Emilie Normann in 2022. She has has been working with digitlization and public e-solutions for over 15 years. She is also a concerned parent to two boys. The secretariat is run by Rikke Senius Clausen. In addition, DigitalPause is building up a network of experts on learning, children welfare, screens and digital trends.
The organisation has an international focus. We are based in Copenhagen and Brussels and we work for a new Europe-wide understanding. We share policy guidelines, incl. recomendations from WHO and initiatives from EU.
DigitalPause is the voice that is missing today. We want responsible boundarires for children’s screen use in kindergartens, schools and clubs and minimize screentime for kids. We want policy makers to press pause.
DigitalPause is an organization with a social purpose. We are a community for sharing experiences, concerns and good initiatives.
You can make a difference- join our community or use our free knowledge-hub to support the change you want. Together we create a new awareness and ensure a much needed digital pause.
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