At a government meeting on school education, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev drew attention to the fact that 7–11th graders spend average of 8 hours on social media a day, his spokesman Sherzod Asadov said today.
According to Shavkat Mirziyoyev, this requires a reaction not only from teachers, but also from parents.
“Today, everyone is dealing with youth spirituality. But we do not have a professional organization that would be engaged in the creation of national content that can counter harmful information and its promotion,” the president said.
In pursuance of the relevant presidential decree, the Children's Content Development Center has been set up under the Ministry of Preschool and School Education.
The Center will analyze content online and on TV that has a negative impact on the upbringing and health of children. It will also place orders for the creation of national content from local authors, as well as organize the training of personnel in this area.
The filmmaker Jahongir Akhmedov has been appointed director of the Center.
Reportedly, more than 6 million schoolchildren and over 1 million students will go on vacation in a few days and it is important to meaningfully organize the leisure of young people during these months.
All governors and mayors and those responsible for the education have been ordered to open sports, scientific and professional clubs for young people on sports grounds and in classrooms of all educational institutions during the summer holidays.
To meaningfully organize the leisure of young people, the president said, it is necessary to fully use the capabilities of about 900 theaters, cultural centers and concert halls, almost 1,500 sports grounds in the regions, 200 recreation areas and over 2,000 tourist sites.
Responsible persons have been instructed to hold daily concerts and musical evenings in local amphitheaters and parks, as well as organize art exhibitions, poetry evenings and intellectual games in parks of culture and recreation.
As part of the "Digital Generation" project, at least 50 thousand young people will undergo training, and IT and cybersport tournaments will be held in the regions. As part of the "Girls of the Digital Generation" project, district and provincial contests will be held.
In addition, 100 thousand young people will be involved in volunteer work to provide social assistance as part of the "My Mahalla is My Pride" project.
A “Youth Tourism Month” will be held, during which excursions to museums and historical monuments will be organized for 1 million young people.
