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thinking and the responsible use of modern technologies.

The meeting, which was held virtually, was attended by Abdulrahman bin
Mohammed Al Owais, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs;

Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrui, Minister of Community Empowerment; Sarah bint

Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of Education; Dr. Abdulrahman Abdulmannan Al Awar,

Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, and Acting Minister of Higher
Education and Scientific Research; Sana bint Mohammed Suhail, Minister of

Family; Dr. Sultan bin Saif Al Neyadi, Minister of State for Youth Affairs; Hajer

Ahmed Al Thehli, Secretary-General of the Education, Human Development and

Community Development Council; Abdulla bin Mohammed bin Butti Al Hamed,
Chairman of the National Media Authority; Dr. Mohamed Hamad Al Kuwaiti, Head

of the UAE Government Cybersecurity Council; Eng. Majid Sultan Al Mesmar,

Director-General of the Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory

Authority; and Brigadier Dr. Rashid Khalfan Al Dhakhri Rapporteur of the Digital
Wellbeing Council.

During the meeting, Sana bint Mohammed Suhail, Minister of Family and

Chairperson of the Child Digital Safety Council, presented the latest developments

of the national plan to enhance child digital safety in the UAE.

The plan is implemented within a comprehensive national framework led by the

Child Digital Safety Council in coordination with relevant entities, aiming to

transition from general awareness to an integrated system combining regulation,
empowerment, and strengthened community awareness.

She explained that the plan is based on developing a national system for

classifying digital platforms according to risk assessment, enabling more effective

regulation and ensuring that platforms are subject to proportionate and
enforceable obligations aligned with the level of risk they may pose to child safety.

She added that the first phase will focus particularly on social media platforms and

age-based access management, given their high influence and widespread use

among children, paving the way for a gradual implementation covering other digital
services in accordance with risk assessments.

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