Digital Ethics Badges

The Digital Ethics Badges by iDEA are a bite-sized, interactive online module that helps learners understand what is digital ethics, why it is important, and the ethical impacts digital innovation can have on the world.

The gold-level Digital Ethics Badge, created with support from Digital Xtra’s Ethics in Tech programme, enables users to identify and embed ethical principles while creating digital products, tools, and services as well as the role of a digital ethicist. Users then apply this knowledge during a final scenario-based challenge where they act as a digital ethics consultants for a health-tech start-up helping identify and mitigate potential ethical risks.

During its first year of delivery, over 15,000 learners around the world are expected to engage with the badge.

“I loved the Digital Ethics Guide and how it simplified all the important factors and how to dissect potential issues and how to treat them. I also liked the hands-on case as I could actually put my knowledge to practical use and strengthen it further. This made the overall experience more fun and interesting.” - Online Learner

Each Ethics in Tech activity is still publicly and freely available for educators to use to engage and enlighten young people about ethics in digital technology. Learn more about all the iDEA badges including the Bronze, Silver, and Gold-level Digital Ethics Badges’.