Princess Lalla Hasnaa, at the invitation of Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States, represented Morocco on Wednesday at the White House in Washington, at “Fostering the Future Together” Global Coalition Summit for children.
The “Fostering the Future Together” initiative’s mission is to help children thrive and to promote their empowerment in the digital era through education, innovation and technology.
At the onset of the summit, which featured a welcome speech by a humanoid, Melania Trump delivered an address emphasizing that, in a world that is transforming through the use of AI, the mission of the new Coalition will be to empower children through technology and education, calling upon all partner countries and institutions to support concrete initiatives following this inaugural summit.
In this regard, she advocated hosting a regional meeting, collaborating with the private sector, unlocking access to technology for those who require assistance, drafting groundbreaking legislation to protect children, and collaborating with other member nations.
In her address at the meeting, Princess Lalla Hasnaa said that Morocco commends the visionary leadership of the First Lady Melania Trump who launched this critical coalition, emphasizing that Morocco is honored to participate in this coalition, which reflects a shared understanding.
“Preparing our children for the digital age is not only a national duty, it is a shared global responsibility,” she stated, adding that “We need to act together now or the gap between those who benefit from technology and those who are left behind will grow wider.”
In this regard, Princess Lalla Hasnaa noted that technology must promote the empowerment of people and reduce inequality, rather than increasing it.
She further emphasized that Morocco pledges, within the framework of the “Fostering the Future Together” coalition, to expand and reinforce existing national digital protection platforms, and to broaden national digital literacy and inclusion programs.
Furthermore, Princess Lalla Hasnaa underlined the Kingdom’s resolve to share its best practices and experience on child digital protection with partners in the African continent, in a bid to support collective learning and foster international cooperation.
The meeting featured addresses by other participants, including Brigitte Macron (France), Sheikha Alyazia bint Saif Al Nahyan (United Arab Emirates), Marta Nawrocka (Poland), Maricel Cohen de Mulino (Panama), Fatima Maada (Sierra Leone) and Gertrude Mutharika (Malawi).
After the close of this high-level meeting, Princess Lalla Hasnaa attended a function hosted at the White House by Melania Trump in honor of the invited dignitaries.
The “Fostering the Future Together” Global Coalition Summit for children, attended by representatives from some 40 countries and several leading U.S. technology companies, provided an opportunity to present national commitments in this area and to launch formal cooperation within the framework of this Coalition.
