Education and young people, keys to a “responsible digital future”, according to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Bogotá, August 15 (EFE).- Education and young people are the keys to a “responsible digital future,” defended this Thursday the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, in Colombia where do they visit him. cyberbullying and online violence.

The dukes participated in the Future Digital Responsibility Forum in Bogotá, where they joined the Vice President and Minister of Equality of Colombia, Francia Márquez, and the journalist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa , facing technological challenges and how to build a digital future. that works for everyone, taking care of the most vulnerable people.

“Artificial Intelligence (AI) is scary, and education is one of the solutions, as it is increasingly difficult to stop this force at source. Duke of Sussex.

The prince said that they were very happy with the visit they made to a school in the capital city of Colombia with the children and “the knowledge and awareness they have,” and he concluded: “Responsibility and accountability the things I think would mark more of a difference” for a more responsible digital future.

“When you look at the statistics, young people in Latin America search social networks above average, a total of 67 hours a day (…) The digital age has created a culture in which “If you don’t have something cruel, you don’t say it, and that has really changed the way we relate to each other,” said the Duchess of Sussex.

In this sense, Meghan spoke from her perspective as a mother, expressing concern about “how our children are going to change and how to keep them safe” in the digital age, something that has been “basic” in the activity that the couple puts on.

“It is our duty to be an example to children,” said the Duchess.

“In this country, young people are committing suicide, and many times it is the fault of social networks where they suffer harassment (…) When I became a Westerner -President, I did not understand what I was exposing myself to, the amount of attacks and violence that I had to suffer in these two years, not only me but my children and my partner, a lot, many times I hate to the core, “lamented Márquez, who also blamed online violence on” the lack of laws.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and Meghan, began a four-day trip to Colombia this Thursday, where they will visit different parts of the country, learn about its culture and rich biodiversity, and ‘ deal with current problems such as cyberbullying and violence. in schools and forums.

The Duke and Duchess, together with the vice president of Colombia, visited on their first day a school in the south of Bogotá, where students and teachers talked about how digital in education changing lives and the importance of technology to bridge social gaps.

The purpose of the visit is to “open doors and open doors to a problem that concerns all of humanity today: cyberbullying, violence in digital environments and discrimination,” said the former president to the media at a press conference in the Casa. de Nariño (headquarters of the president).

But this trip, the duke’s first to Latin America and comes after Prince Harry’s mother, Lady Di, did not make the planned trip to Colombia due to her untimely death , is a “great opportunity to visit our country.” nation and showing what we are in Colombia: people who are in the middle of a crisis trying their best to do their best,” explained Márquez.

The trip will continue tomorrow with a visit to another school in Bogotá and from there on Saturday and Sunday the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will leave for Cartagena de Indias, where they will be in San Basilio de Palenque, the first free town there the colombia. , and on Sunday the town from Cali. EFE

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