This national plan addresses addictive behaviours and dependencies, including indicators about internet use and perception of risk by young people.
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).
Entities responsible for implementation: Committee on National Alcohol Policy and Action / Comité de Política Nacional e Ação sobre o Álcool and European Alcohol and Health Forum / Fórum Europeu Álcool e Saúde.
Portugal’s Action Plan for Digital Transition, approved by the Council of Ministers Resolution 30/2020, implements the national strategy for the digital transition, aiming at digitalisation in private and public spheres.
(Source: Action Plan).
Entities responsible for implementation: Portugal Digital Mission Structure / Estrutura de Missão Portugal Digital.
Article 176º of the Portuguese Penal Code describes the crime related to pornography of minors, including the grooming of minors, production, distribution, and dissemination of media material, in addition to other actions considered under the law. Article 193° prohibits sharing images or other digital material without consent.
(Source: BIK Policy Monitor 2024).
Entities responsible for implementation: Council of Ministers / Conselho de Ministros.
The Human Rights Framework addresses human rights education and global citizenship in schools by providing thematic activities for different school years related to the historical background, characteristics, and applicability of human rights. Multiple topics are included, such as justice, civil and political rights, collective rights, and international cooperation.
(Source: Human Rights Framework).
Entities responsible for implementation: National Team for Citizenship Education / Equipa Nacional de Educação para a Cidadania.
The Health Education Framework supports health education in schools by promoting awareness objectives on mental health and violence prevention, nutrition education, physical activities, addictive behaviours, and sexuality.
(Source: Health Education Framework).
Entities responsible for implementation: National Team for Citizenship Education / Equipa Nacional de Educação para a Cidadania.
The Media Education framework is structured to offer a comprehensive approach to digital media in the national educational context. It encompasses ten educational principles for media use, objectives for digital skills development by school cycle, a curricular approach to media, and a methodological glossary.
(Source: Media Education Framework).
Entities responsible for implementation: National Team for Citizenship Education / Equipa Nacional de Educação para a Cidadania.
Without Bullying. School Without Violence"" aims to combat and prevent bullying, cyberbullying, and other types of violence. The plan is implemented in schools in Portugal through intervention mechanisms and educational projects articulated with the curriculum of each school, meeting the needs diagnosed by education professionals.
(Source: www.sembullyingsemviolencia.edu.gov.pt/).
Entities responsible for implementation: Directorate-General for Education / Direção-Geral da Educação.
The National Strategy for Education for Citizenship (ENEC) focuses on digital citizenship, addressing hate speech and cyberbullying, media literacy and education, sexuality, and cybersecurity. It includes a set of rights and duties that must be present in citizen education of the Portuguese children and youth.
The Curriculum Guidelines for ICT is an instrument designed to articulate digital skills and ICT as a cross-cutting area in the national curriculum (1st school cycle). This instrument clarifies how to develop digital skills, guide kids to access and use online services, online research, and effectively communicate using digital resources.
(Source: Guidelines).
Entities responsible for implementation: Directorate-General for Education / Direção-Geral da Educação.
The Portuguese Charter of Human Rights in the Digital Era enshrines human rights and freedoms in the digital environment in a national charter, determining rights and duties related to online conduct, freedom of expression, internet use, disinformation, data privacy, and other topics. The Charter was approved by Law no. 27/2021, of 17 May, 2021.
(Source: Charter).
Entities responsible for implementation: Portuguese Parliament / Assembleia da República Portuguesa.
