Carrefour Property and Cibervoluntarios Foundation celebrate this Thursday March 19 is International Digital Learning Day proclaimed by UNESCO with the launch of days with activities open to the public in the large shopping centers managed by the company throughout the country.
During these sessions, cyber volunteers will offer practical micro-workshops and technological consultation spaces aimed at different audiencessuch as older people, young people or citizens interested in improving their digital skills, with the aim of bringing technology closer to their daily lives and helping to resolve doubts about its operation.
The activities will include short training sessions on the use of mobile phones and digital tools, as well as advice on how to carry out online procedures, improve digital security or take advantage of technology on a daily basis. In addition, the initiative will allow attendees to learn about the program IConnectwhich offers free digital skills courses, as well as discovering how to participate as cyber volunteers to help other people to function autonomously in the digital environment.
The participating centers are:
- In Madrid: Plaza Aluche, Las Rosas, Madrid Sur, Los Valles (Collado Villalba), Centro Oeste (Majadahonda), Bulevar (Getafe)
- In Zaragoza, Augusta
- In Asturias, in Parque Astur (Trasona) and Los Fresnos (Gijón)
- In Alicante, Puerta de Alicante
- In Vigo, Vigo Crossing
- In Jaén, La Loma
- In Palencia, Las Huertas
- In Murcia, Águilas
Maica Fernández, director of Carrefour Property Spain, stated that “with this initiative we consolidate the role of our centers as meeting points and experience hubs. Our mission goes beyond pure management with spaces that contribute to making the city. And with the availability of our assets to promote free training focused on digitalization and new technologies, we seek to improve the daily lives of the communities in which we are present.”
According to the Digital Society Report 2024 from the National Observatory of Technology and Societyaround the 30% of the Spanish population does not have basic digital skillsa figure that amounts to 43% in municipalities with less than 10,000 inhabitants. In this context, initiatives such as these conferences seek to bring technology closer to citizens in a practical and accessible way.
“The great challenge we have ahead of us is to help all people have the necessary skills that allow them to be an active part in the co-creation and design of technologies to meet their needs, access the same opportunities in education, health and employment, defend their rights and actively participate in society,” says the president of Fundación Cibervoluntarios, Yolanda Rueda.
25 years promoting the social use of technology
Cibervoluntarios Foundation celebrates this year its 25th anniversary reinforcing its commitment so that the opportunities of digitalization reach the entire society. The entity has a network of more than 4,500 cyber volunteers and collaborate with more than 7,000 entities throughout Spain. Each week develops 280 training activitiesmostly in person, aimed especially at older people, women, young people, rural populations and groups in situations of digital vulnerability. Among these programs, YoConecto stands out, a free in-person training project open to anyone over 18 years of age, with content ranging from the management of procedures with electronic administration to the digitization of small businesses or digital security and privacy.
Helping with technology is very you
All this is possible thanks to the network of volunteers of Fundación Cibervoluntarios. Cybervolunteering consists of sharing what each person already knows how to do with technology to help other people function autonomously in the digital world. Joining the network is quick and flexible: each person decides how much time to dedicate and what activities to participate in, in person or online. You just have to register at www.cibervoluntarios.org.