Luanda - The workshop that went in Luanda in the light of the World Technology and Information Society Day, May 17 Monday here defended the need for protection of children against the evils of the cyberspace.

The meeting, which was attended by the ministers of Telecommunications and Information Technology and Science and Technology, José Carvalho da Rocha, Maria Cândida Teixeira, respectively, discussed the topic "Children protection in cyberspace."

For about four hours, the participants discussed the sub themes – “The initiative of children on-line protection, violence against children in virtual space, confidence and security in the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT).

Opening of the meeting, the IT minister said that the institution will create and establish coherent policies to protect children and teenagers against the dangers and threats posed by the virtual spaces.

The seminar was attended by representatives of public and private companies in the sector of Telecommunications and Technology and Science and Technology including, Movicel, Nexus, Mercury, Mundo Startel, Unitel and Angolan Armed Forces (FAA) officials.