Ministry Reaffirms Commitment To Building Ethical Digital Citizenship.
As part of efforts towards ensuring that the young people, particularly the students are equipped with the right values, skills and emotional strength to responsibly navigate the online world, the Lagos Ministry of Youth and Social Development has organized a day sensitisation on digital resilience for the students in Education District II. Speaking at the program held at Oriwu Senior Model College,Ikorodu, the Honourable Commissioner, Mr Mobolaji Abubakre Ogunlende stated that the State Government could not afford to focus on building a smart city without building the young ones with the knowledge and skills that would make them responsible and be good ambassadors of the state. Mr Ogunlende noted that technology is a tool that could be helpful or harmful depending on what the user put it to, adding that out of ignorance many of the young ones nowadays have fallen victims to hackers in the course of navigating the online world. On her part, the Permanent Secretary, Pharm Mrs Toyi...