Queen Letizia of Spain presided over a meeting of the signatories to the proposal for a State Pact – protecting children and young people in the digital environment. The meeting was hosted at the Royal Palace of Zaruzela in Madrid. In between her two foreign visits, Letizia kept her weekly agenda short this time.
The State Pact to protect children and Young people in the digital environment, is an initiative that seeks to address the increasing risks faced by minors on the Internet and social networks. The meeting took place in a context of growing social concern about the negative impact that, in certain circumstances, the use of digital environments in children and adolescents can have. Problems such as access to inappropriate content, exposure to violence, school and sexual harassment, anxiety or depression are just some of the consequences that have been put on the table during the day.
The initiative is promoted by six civil society entities: the European Association for Digital Transition (AETD), Save the Children, ANAR Foundation, iCMedia, Dale Una Vuelta and UNICEF, and with the institutional support of the Spanish Data Protection Agency and the Attorney General’s Office and arises from a deep concern about the dangers faced by children and adolescents in the digital world, where they access services designed for adults who can alter their social and emotional development, highlighting the main risks: Mental Health, Violence, Exposure to inappropriate contents, Private abuse.
The State Pact proposes a set of measures that seek to generate a social and political consensus to protect minors in the digital environment. These include the recognition of the problem, the training of professionals working with children and adolescents, and the improvement of the current legislative framework, so as to ensure a secure digital environment adapted to the rights of children. The European Association for the Digital Transition – AETD, a non-profit and promoter of the pact, highlights the need to move towards digitisation that respects European values and with special sensitivity to the most vulnerable population, promoting ethical and sustainable digital leadership.
Later in the day, Queen Letizia welcomed Attorney-General, María Teresa Gisbert Jordá, at her office to discuss the details of the State pact and what more can be done to promote the initiative.
What Queen Letizia wore for State Pact Meeting
- Sézane Chelsea Jacket – New (Thanks for LetiziaRoyalFashionLook for the ids)
- Sézane Matheo Trousers – New
- A White Blouse – Repeat
- PDPAOLA Large Sugar Earrings – Repeat
- Coreterno Ring – Repeat
- Magrit Clara Pumps – Repeat