The Right to Digital Education: An Opportunity to Support a Model of Digital Culture for Peace

Abstract

The doctrine and jurisprudence agree on the need to address the possible threats that information and communication technologies may inflict on the rights of individuals. Although the legal systems, eventually, lag behind technological development, the importance of seeking other scenarios that make it possible to respect fundamental freedoms is a requirement that is framed in the principle of co-responsibility. From the perspective of the right to the protection of personal data, the objectives of this research aim to identify the opportunities offered by the right to digital education to consolidate a model of digital culture for peace, which makes it possible to conveniently use emerging technologies in a responsible manner. For this reason, based on a descriptive, casuistic and holistic methodology, we focus on several perspectives, especially those related to digital environments in which both the privacy and the reputation, especially, of children and adolescents can be compromised. The main result emphasizes the value of developing the right to digital education in minors, taking as reference models of the European Union and the Andean Community. These contexts allow us to conclude that an appropriate model of digital culture is one that constructs –through learning and academic training– spaces of peace, skills and abilities and reject any type of violence.