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Digital Citizenship and Online Protection Initiative
Pillars : Digital Citizenship & Internet protection
In line with Egypt's digital strategy and preparing society to deal with the digital transformation process, the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has made strenuous efforts in this field by launching many community initiatives and projects that enhance the digital transformation process in society and contribute to practicing digital culture in a positive and effective way for all segments of society.
With the growing association of the concept of digital citizenship with the ability to use technology and digital media in a safe, responsible and effective manner, the "Digital Citizenship and Online Protection Initiative" was launched in order to spread and build digital awareness among Egyptian citizens.
The complete concept of digital citizenship depends on a set of dimensions that together form this complete perception of digital citizenship. These dimensions are: digital communications, education related to teaching and using technology, digital access, e-commerce, responsibility for digital practices, digital rights, and digital safety in the use of technology.
In addition, applying digital citizenship requires knowledge and mastery of a number of basic skills that include building a digital identity, critical thinking and content evaluation, as well as managing cybersecurity and protecting privacy online.
Digital Citizenship Initiative Vision:
Building digital awareness for Egyptian citizens so that they can work and innovate in safe, legal and ethical ways, aware of the rights, responsibilities and opportunities for living, learning and working in the digital world.
Digital Citizenship Initiative Objectives:
The Digital Citizenship Initiative primarily aims to raise the awareness of citizens from all categories of the concept of digital citizenship by achieving the following objectives:
- Providing specialized knowledge about the concept of digital citizenship, its main axes, applications and successful models.
- Building citizens' capacities to use digital citizenship skills through training services and providing support and consultation via the Internet in cooperation with providers of these services.
- Raising community awareness for all categories of electronic risks and threats, support and protection mechanisms and ways to access them.
- Enabling citizens to access and use information in a safe and effective manner and benefit from the capabilities of new digital government services and feel confident in the digital environment.
- Building local and international partnerships to exchange experiences and adopt successful experiences.
Digital Citizenship Initiative Activities:
- Developing specialized content in Arabic through the electronic platform (Waei.net).
- Training and preparing specialized training cadres.
- Conducting awareness seminars and raising community awareness.
- Networking and establishing partnerships with international bodies "UNICEF" and governmental bodies "National Council for Childhood and Motherhood", relevant civil society organizations, youth centers, Egyptian public libraries, and civil society associations.
Digital Citizenship and Online Protection Platform (Waaei.net):
It is a community knowledge platform that provides specialized knowledge in Arabic to target groups (children, adolescents, teachers, and parents) about the responsible use of technology and safe behavior online through networking and building partnerships with relevant authorities at the national level.
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I received the training to prepare trainers through the Digital Citizenship Initiative to be an ambassador of knowledge and transfer it to the largest number of beneficiaries inside and outside the library. During the training, I learned about digital citizenship skills and its axes, and I began practicing these skills daily when browsing the Internet, and how to adhere to its standards in the virtual world, and how to protect ourselves from the dangers of the Internet, while taking into account our rights and responsibilities..
We also learned that each individual has his own digital identity, which determines our capabilities, skills, and personal and professional choices, and therefore it has the greatest impact on the future as a whole..
This is in addition to practical training to protect against the electronic risks we face, and how to protect my information and personal data in the event of exposure to any electronic risks, and what are the entities that can support me in this case, in light of the laws enacted by the state to protect against electronic risks...
We aspire to cooperate through the mobile buses of the Egypt Public Library Which travels through villages and hamlets to transfer knowledge more widely to all citizens of society in all places.
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