Noticias – Inglés

RETOMadrID kicks off with a visit to the San Martín de Valdeiglesias Library

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

The RETOMadrID project kicked off this June, and we have been visiting the Miguel Hernández Library @ayto.sanmartin in San Martín de Valdeiglesias with our director, Susana Muñoz, to get the project up and running in the coming days. We were welcomed by Aránzazu Povedano, Mayor of San Martín de Valdeiglesias, alongside Mariela Gómez Fernández, Councillor for Festivals, Social Welfare, the Elderly, Women and Youth, and Socorro Barreñada, from the Los Pinares Association of Municipalities.

The first Digital Inclusion Centres will soon be available, offering simple and intuitive computer training from scratch, at your own pace.
You can register your schools and towns here.

#PlandeRecuperación #NextGenerationEU

Valdemanco Library will host two Digital Inclusion Points

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

RETOMadrID is starting to reach out to local councils across the region. And, in the north, the doors of the @aytovaldemanco library have been opened to us; the mayor, Luis Navarro, along with Guillermo and Conchi – the secretary and librarian respectively – have welcomed us to launch this digital literacy project, which over the coming months will provide training to local residents who need it, and which will be available at the local library very soon.

If your local authority wishes to take part in this project run by @comunidadmadrid in collaboration with @somosupm and provide training from scratch to those who need it, please register here.

#digitalliteracy #PlandeRecuperación #NextGenerationEU

How does one learn with #RETOMadrID?

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

With a PID, or Digital Inclusion Point, like the one shown in the image, which you’ll soon be able to find at the Horcajuelo de la Sierra Open Centre for Older People. On this computer, participants will follow a course using the #techpeoplecare methodology, created by the group of experts in digital literacy at TEDECO (Technology for Development and Cooperation) at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

With a tablet connected to a computer and a pair of headphones, each participant will be able to learn from scratch, at their own pace and in a very straightforward way, the basics needed to use a computer independently, search for information online, open and create documents, book appointments online at their local health centre, and so on.

If your local authority wishes to take part in this project run by @comunidadmadrid in collaboration with @somosupm and provide training from scratch to those who need it, please register here.

#digitalliteracy #PlandeRecuperación #NextGenerationEU

The Somosierra library will host a Digital Inclusion Hub

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

The Somosierra library is also joining this digital literacy project so that local residents can learn how to use a computer from scratch. Raúl, the town’s community worker, will be on hand to help you sign up and take this course at the library.

And a big thank you to David, the IT technician at Somosierra Town Council, for your help.

If your school or local authority would like to take part in this project run by the Community of Madrid in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Madrid, and provide training from scratch to those who need it, please register here.

#digitalliteracy #retomadrid #PlandeRecuperación #NextGenerationEU

RETOMadrID will also be taking off at El Atazar

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

And if you’d like to sign up your school and/or local council to the initiative and access the Digital Inclusion Hubs for your communities, you can register here.

Technology serving the most vulnerable members of society

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

The #RETOMadrID team is visiting local authorities in the Community of Madrid that are interested in training their residents in basic digital skills using Digital Inclusion Points and the #TechPeopleCare methodology.

This innovative methodology, developed at the UPM by the Technology for Development and Cooperation group #TEDECO, has 13 years of experience in various projects across Africa, Latin America and Europe.

Here, Susana Muñoz Hernández, one of its co-founders and director of #RETOMadrID, tells us all about it.

We want to reach every corner of the community. If you’d like your centre to benefit from this project run by the Community of Madrid, please write to us or register here.

A project run by the Community of Madrid in collaboration with the Polytechnic University and funded by the EU’s Next Generation Funds.

RETOMadrID is now available at the Villa del Prado Library

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

The #RETOMadrID Digital Inclusion Hub is now up and running at the Villa del Prado Municipal Library, with the help of Carmen, the librarian, so that local residents can learn how to use a computer from scratch.

A project by @comunidadmadrid in partnership with @somosupm that aims to train those with fewer digital skills to become self-sufficient and equipped to navigate an increasingly digital world. Let’s make sure no one is left behind!

If you’re interested in this course for your school or local council, please enter your contact details here and we’ll call you shortly.

#planderecuperacion #nextgenerationEU

What is RETOMadrID?

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

RETOMadrID stands for “Territorial Rebalancing in Madrid through Digital Inclusion”, It is a collaborative initiative between the Community of Madrid and the Polytechnic University of Madrid, forming part of the “NATIONAL DIGITAL SKILLS PLAN” and “Cross-cutting digital skills” components of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan funded by the European Union, Next Generation EU.

With the aim of promoting an inclusive digital transition in rural areas of the Community of Madrid, people living in these areas who are interested in learning the basics of using a computer are being offered the opportunity to receive training from scratch.

Sign your local council up to RETOMadrID

RETOMadrID’s innovation at #ICCIDA24, India

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

Susana M. Hernández, director of the #TEDECO group and principal investigator of #RETOMadrID, is currently at the University of Madrid, where she is speaking at the International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Data Analytics #ICCIDA24 in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. This digital literacy project from the Community of Madrid has made its way there thanks to the innovation and team at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.

It is a source of pride to cross borders with Susana and continue to reach further afield to provide training in basic digital skills to the entire population.

#digitalliteracy #PlandeRecuperación #NextGenerationEU

RETOMadrID is now available at the Somosierra Library

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

At the Somosierra Cultural Centre, Raúl is ready to teach anyone interested in learning the basics of using a computer and the internet from scratch. In the library, you’ll find the Digital Inclusion Point, where you can learn individually, easily and at your own pace.

In about eight hours, the course will be ready and anyone who has completed it will receive their certificate 🤓
Somosierra has added it to its catalogue of courses available to residents, and if you’d like #RETOMadrID to come to your town or school too, you can sign up on our website and we’ll call you to tell you more about this project from @comunidadmadrid

#PlandeRecuperación #NextGenerationEU