Education for online safety and the use of AI "must start in kindergarten"
Articol de Radiojurnal, 18 Martie 2026, 17:22
The president of the "School of Values", Silvia Bogdan, stated on Wednesday, on the "Probleme la zi" show on Radio Romania News (RRA), as part of the "Stay Safe Online" campaign, that training children for protection in the digital environment should start as early as kindergarten age.
She emphasized the need for an educational platform that teaches students how to integrate artificial intelligence and technology into their lives through the prism of ethical values, in order to combat phenomena such as cyberbullying and the risks of exposure on social networks.
Silvia Bogdan: "It is clear that the way in which information is circulated on social networks, mainly, but also the emergence of artificial intelligence poses very big challenges to parents and teachers, and students, of course, and in this context, we believe that there should be an educational platform that allows students to understand how they can integrate digital and artificial intelligence into their lives, but from a prism of democratic values and ethics".
"I think it is important for them, from kindergarten, to start entering programs that help them use this ability to socialize in a context in which they understand the importance, first of all, of personal well-being and then of the prosperity of the group."
Radio Romania News hosted a debate on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, about the safety of minors in the online environment, as part of the Radio Romania "Stay safe online" campaign. The debate was moderated by Alexandra Andon.
Radio Romania launched the “Stay Safe Online” campaign at the beginning of March.
According to the media company, “Stay Safe Online” is “a journalistic and educational initiative, dedicated to the safety of minors in cyberspace.”
Translated by: Radu Matei
