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Amid pandemic, digital wellbeing is crucial 02 Feb 2021 Image for illustrative purpose only. It is heartening to note that the UAE has come out with a National Digital Wellbeing Policy. At a time when the pandemic has been continuing to wreak havoc across the world, the overemphasis on anything online cannot be ruled out. Wellbeing, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is the state of being or doing well in life; a happy, healthy, or prosperous condition. The wellbeing of human beings can only be ensured if all relevant areas are looked after. That includes digital wellbeing, taking care to be protected against any kind of cyber breaches that could affect the mind – and way of living. ....
Dubai: As the world metamorphsed with the COVID-19 pandemic, transitioning to digital and virtual transaction in every field, UAE’s Ministry of Community Development (CDA) unveiled the blue print for a national digital wellbeing policy on Monday. Establishing the need for the Digital Wellbeing Policy, Hessa bint Essa BuHumaid, Minister of CDA and Vice-Chairman of the Digital Wellbeing Council, said the policy guidelines were set up taking into account the proliferation of the digital world in every aspect of UAE life. These include fields of distance learning and education, digital research and curriculum, new digital career requirements such as remote working banking and financial transactions, gaming, communication, audio-visual sharing, government service platforms, social media interactions, online shopping and other youth activities. ....