In January 2021, the UAE Cabinet approved the ‘National Policy for Quality of Digital Life’ which aims to maintain a safe digital community in the UAE and promote a positive identity through appropriate digital interactions.

Watch this video (in Arabic) about the launch of the policy.

 

The policy comprises 11 initiatives linked to the following four key pillars:

1. Digital capacities - building the capacities of members of the community and enabling them to use the internet in a risk-aware manner
2. Digital behaviour - consolidating positive digital values and behaviours
3. Digital content - guiding the community to use positive content
4. Digital communication - protecting users from the risks of dealing with suspicious parties.

The policy is supported by the following four strategic initiatives:

1. Digital Life Quality Knowledge Platform - the platform aims to build the digital capacities of community members with focus on parents, teachers, people of determination and senior citizens.
2. Positive Digital Citizenship Values and Behaviours Code (PDF, 1 MB) - aligned with the UAE’s spirit of tolerance and pluralism, the code aims to reinforce the country’s quality of digital life and create a safe and positive digital community.
3. The Digital Life Quality Approach Initiative - it aims to integrate digital citizenship issues into school curricula; from nursery to the Grade 12 in various subjects.
4. The Sannif initiative for assessing eGames content - it aims to enable parents to learn about eGames and assess their impact on their children.

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Watch this video (in Arabic) about Digital Life Quality Knowledge Platform.