Young people up to 18 years can reach free digital signatures from newspapers and magazines from today – Internet
S. Digital Signature Display Part of the Social Communications Action Plan (PACS)It was presented by the government in October last year. According to Decree No. 42/2025, which was published on March 26, All young people between the ages of 15 and 18, includingWith residency in national lands, it can be committed freely Digital signature for public, economic and economic periodic publicationWith health two years.
As detailed in a statement, The commitment to the program can be made from 14H00 today, through the GOV.PT portalBy approval using a citizen card or digital mobile phone key, which can be activated in the Gov.PT application or in the citizen space.
Registration in the program, as well as choosing the newspaper, It should be implemented directly by the beneficiary and one adhesion for each young man. The value of the signature is fully supported by the state. The posts available for this program are: Correio Da Manhã; The news diary is previous in the sense of the bodies; Express; newspaper; Economic newspaper, observer; general; Saturday; Economic life and vision.
The program will be valid until December 31, 2025, with an expected investment of 5.9 million euros.
This measure, which was developed by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and the Ministry of Youth and Modernization, in expressing the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, aims to do so Enhancing the knowledge of reading and writing media, combating wrong information, enhancing a critical spirit and reading in youth.
Contributing to the sustainability of the media (OCS) and the promotion of journalism, a basic column of democracyIt is another of the great goals of this measure.
The qualified OCS that forms part of the program has been presented by #Portugalmediab. Its eligibility was determined based on regular periodic criteria, registration with the organizational entity of social communication (ERC), and the classification and availability of its digital version.
Beyond the task structure #Portugalmediab, responsible for coordination of management, The administrative update agency (AMA) will receive the responsibility of managing the electronic platform To ask to subscribe from periodic posts.
In addition, to ensure the safety and protection of the personal data of young people, it was Celebrate a protocol to reach the Digital Public Services platform – GOV.PT among all the means that joined the programFather #Portugalmediale eaa.
