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Build a strong network of local media professionals with specialist knowledge of technology and telecommunications.

About the Event

You Are the Future

Riyadh

Build a strong network of local media professionals with specialist knowledge of technology and telecommunications.

A national programme that equips secondary-school students with the knowledge and confidence to use technology safely, responsibly, and effectively, while building their understanding of telecommunications and digital transformation.

Initiative Background and Vision The initiative came in response to the increasing use of the Internet among youth and the rise in digital fraud cases. Its vision is to prepare a digitally aware generation that possesses the knowledge and skills enabling them to use technology safely and responsibly.

Objectives

Highlights

01

Build students’ digital awareness and strengthen their understanding of cybersecurity and privacy.

02

Promote the safe and responsible use of the internet and social media.

03

Build students’ understanding of digital citizenship and promote responsible, ethical behaviour online.

04

Equip students with the skills to recognise digital risks, protect themselves online, and respond appropriately.

05

Strengthen awareness of the telecommunications sector’s role in developing the Kingdom’s digital infrastructure.

06

Extend digital awareness into the home by encouraging students to share what they learn with their families and communities.

Designed For

Beneficiaries

Secondary-school students in public and private schools, beginning with 5,000 students in Riyadh during the first phase.