{"id":1400,"date":"2024-03-08T19:50:11","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T19:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspiredinternet.org\/?post_type=signatory&#038;p=1400"},"modified":"2026-07-01T20:20:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T20:20:29","slug":"sync-digital-wellbeing-initiative","status":"publish","type":"signatory","link":"https:\/\/inspiredinternet.org\/signatory\/sync-digital-wellbeing-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Sync &#8211; Digital Wellbeing Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/inspiredinternet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/screen-sync.jpg\" alt=\"sync website screenshot\" class=\"wp-image-1629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inspiredinternet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/screen-sync.jpg 800w, https:\/\/inspiredinternet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/screen-sync-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inspiredinternet.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/screen-sync-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sync.ithra.com\/\">Sync<\/a> is a digital well-being initiative that aims to raise awareness through translating research-based understanding of the amplification of technology on our lives into audience friendly materials and tools, with a vision to create a world where we are all in control of our digital lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pledge Activity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q1 2025: <\/strong>Released the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/sync.ithra.com\/dwi\/en\/index-report\">Global Digital Wellbeing Index<\/a> (DWI) to look at how digital technology influences behavior and quality of life around the world and whether governments and individuals are equipped to get the best out of technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q1 2025: <\/strong>Released the second edition <a href=\"https:\/\/api.sync.ithra.com\/uploads\/Ithra_Whitepaper_English_16052024_Single_Page_53d4377ebb.pdf\">Digital Welling Global Survey<\/a>, completed by over 35,000 adults. This extensive study, the largest of its kind, was inspired by one of the most challenging issues of our time: how to reap the benefits of the information age while simultaneously promoting health, safety, social cohesion and more. This two-way balancing act &#8211; optimizing the benefits of technology while reducing harms &#8211; is at the heart of digital wellbeing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q1 2025: <\/strong>Released a gaming disorder report, <a href=\"https:\/\/api.sync.ithra.com\/uploads\/Gaming_Disorder_7761c20c92.pdf\">International Comparison of Gaming Disorder Symptomatology<\/a>, as a publication in <em>Computers in Human Behavior.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q1 2025: <\/strong>Released a socio-demographic report, <a href=\"https:\/\/api.sync.ithra.com\/uploads\/Socio_Demographic_ba6be2814e.pdf\">Socio-Demographic And Attitudinal Correlates Of Problematic Social Media Use<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Q1 2025: <\/strong>Established a student internship program with 12 interns from IIT, University of Dhaka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>May 2025: <\/strong>Sync will be participating and contributing as a speaker at the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/about\/governance\/world-health-assembly\">World Health Assembly<\/a> in Geneva<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-8b433009-b625-41ec-8e6c-bf9e6fc4b7bf accordion\">\r\n\t\t\t\n\r\n\t\t<div  class=\"block-e2c4c50d-9a1e-4bfb-8446-2eba910b70a4 accordion-item\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<h3 \r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-header\" \r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-e2c4c50d-9a1e-4bfb-8446-2eba910b70a4-header\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<button \r\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-button collapsed\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-bs-target=\"#block-e2c4c50d-9a1e-4bfb-8446-2eba910b70a4-collapse\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\" \r\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-e2c4c50d-9a1e-4bfb-8446-2eba910b70a4-collapse\"\r\n\t\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t\tPast Activity\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<div \r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"block-e2c4c50d-9a1e-4bfb-8446-2eba910b70a4-collapse\" \r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" \r\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"block-e2c4c50d-9a1e-4bfb-8446-2eba910b70a4-header\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-bs-parent=\".block-8b433009-b625-41ec-8e6c-bf9e6fc4b7bf\"\r\n\t\t\t>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Feb 2024: Sync joined the Inspired Internet Pledge as an Advisor.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jun 2024<\/strong>: Hosted the <a href=\"https:\/\/sync.ithra.com\/sync-summit-2024\">Sync Digital Wellbeing Summit 2024<\/a> in collaboration with 14 partners, including the Digital Wellness Lab. The summit welcomed more than 80 speakers, more than 13,000 in-person attendees from 28 countries, had nearly 30,000 live stream views, and more than 400 million social media impressions for the summit campaigns. 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