Diana NausÄ—dienÄ— participated in the Summit meeting at the White House

Lithuania is joining the Global Coalition for Child Wellbeing Online, initiated by the First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump. Within the framework of this coalition, Lithuania's First Lady Diana Nausėdienė, together with national institutions and social partners, will promote initiatives aligned with national priorities.

Today in Washington, D.C., at the White House, Diana Nausėdienė joined first ladies from around the world in the second working session of the Building the Future Together Global Coalition Summit.

According to the First Lady, Lithuania, focusing on enhancing children's wellbeing through education and innovation, views artificial intelligence as a tool for implementing personalized learning on a broad scale. AI technologies should be accessible to all students regardless of their social and economic status but must be used safely and ethically.

"Teachers who recognize the potential of innovative technologies can apply them creatively, enriching the educational process and opening up new opportunities for students. Lithuania is developing an innovation-friendly business environment and encouraging innovators to create technological solutions for students and teachers, ensuring that AI-based tools are accessible to all, regardless of the region where children study or teachers work," Diana Nausėdienė said.

According to the First Lady, access to these opportunities is twofold: the technology itself - based on advances in artificial intelligence and its ethical use - and its smooth integration into the educational process, which requires effective social dialogue between the state, the education community, and the business sector. Comprehensive and consistently developed digital literacy from an early age across the country is essential and a prerequisite for safe behavior online. Nationwide digital awareness lessons also strengthen critical thinking.

By consistently investing in STEAM education within the general education system, establishing a unique Science Island, and expanding engineering high schools, Lithuania also aims to increase technological literacy across society and help everyone better prepare for digital transformation. Lithuania has already invested in regional STEAM centers serving schools and students in all ten regions of the country. Funding is allocated to enable students to engage in engineering and the development of digital technologies, fostering creativity and imagination.

Efforts are also focused on ensuring broad access to all technological activities for students throughout the country. Separate ecosystems, social groups, and regions will not coalesce into a unified whole of progress unless, alongside ambitious guidelines and decisions, there are active soft-power initiatives that unite all segments of society. These initiatives should encourage creation, communication, and growth together, leaving no one behind in this technological leap.

To achieve this goal, Lithuania places strong emphasis on the development of AI-based educational tools, their accessibility to all children, and large-scale technology education from an early age through engineering education, STEAM, and similar centers.