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RETOMadrID at the Sierra Norte Fair in Venturada

by albertoluqueabril | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

This weekend we have a date at the Sierra Norte Fair in Venturada, a wonderful opportunity for more people in Madrid to discover our digital literacy project.

Come visit us or share this with anyone who might be interested in learning how to use a computer from scratch in about eight hours. In addition to learning about #RETOMadrID, you will be able to discover the wide range of leisure activities, services, gastronomy, workshops, and many activities for all ages prepared by @feriasierranorte.

You can find our booth in the Innovation Tent, where you can see firsthand how a Digital Inclusion Point works, just like the ones already installed in numerous centers across rural areas of the Community of Madrid, where hundreds of people are already receiving training.

Our hours will be as follows:

📅 Saturday the 21st: from 11:00 AM to 9:00 PM
📅 Sunday the 22nd: from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Find all the information about the Fair and its program here.

We look forward to seeing you!

A project by the Community of Madrid with the collaboration and technology of the Polytechnic University (Universidad Politécnica) and funded by the #NextGenerationEU #planderecuperacion Funds.

Finalists in the Digital Skills Awards 2024!

by albertoluqueabril | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

#RETOMadrID is a finalist in the Digital Skills Awards Spain 2024 organized by AMETIC in the Digital Literacy for All category, and we couldn’t be happier about this news and this boost to the project.

Alongside the Safe Internet Program of the Cybersecurity Agency of Catalonia, we are competing for this award, and the winner of this and the other categories will be announced on October 24th, as part of #AlianzaTalento7.

Great news for this project by @comunidadmadrid and @somosupm that seeks to close the digital divide in the Community of Madrid, and with which we are reaching people who need to learn how to use a computer from scratch.

Project funded by #NextGenerationEU #PlanDeRecuperación Funds.

Information session about #RETOMadrID in Miraflores de la Sierra

by albertoluqueabril | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

This Thursday, October 24th, at 11:00 AM at the Casa de la Cultura in Miraflores de la Sierra, there will be an information session about the basic computer course “RETOMadrID”, an opportunity to lose your fear of computers designed for all ages. Plus, it is free and at your own pace, without being tied to pre-established schedules.

At the Casa de la Cultura, you will find the Digital Inclusion Point so that those who want or need to learn how to use a computer from scratch can do so at their own pace in approximately eight hours.

More information and registration at:

Address: C. José Yáñez, 7, 28792 Miraflores de la Sierra, Madrid
Center phone number: 918 44 30 17

Digital Skills Awards 2024 given out by Ametic

by srcoke98 | Mar 26, 2026 | Sin categoría

It has been an honour to be in the finishers’ photo at the 2024 Digital Swills Awards by Ametic and also to be, last Thursday 24 of October, at the awarding ceremony within the framework VII Foro Alianza por el desarrollo de Talento Digital #AlianzaTalento7.

The prize in the category Digital Literacy for everyone, has been finally awarded to Ciberseguretat de Catalunya agency, however it has been a blessing to come up until this point and a boost to keep striving towards the reduction of the digital gap in the @comunidadmadrid.

The rest of categories and winners were:

Literacy for All: The project “Programa Internet Segura”, by Agència de Ciberseguretat from Catalunya, has as an objective to promote a secure and responsible use of the Internet among the citizens, especially between the youth and their families.

More and better IT trained professionals TIC: OB1, Oriented BrainPower 1 to 1, is an intiative developed by KeepCoding to offer technical advance training and inclusive, aimed to people without knowledge in coding, as well as, professionals that would like to improve their skills in areas such as artificial intelligence, cibersecurity or blockchain.

Digital Skills in the education: Kids Centric Universe, by Gaptain, Educación digital, seeks for cultivating a culture of cibersecurity in the citizenship, especially by giving the necessary digital skills to kids and teenagers in order to achieve a secure and good relationship with technology. It is aimed to 5th grade primary school students and 1st secundary school students, families and teachers.

Digital skills for women and girls: The project ‘Somos Investigadoras’, from Barcelona Supercomputing Center, has as the main objective, to close the gender gap on the youngest ones, collaborating on the creation of female models related with STEM subjects.

Digitall Skills for the inclusion: The project ‘Hub de Diversidad Digital’, powered by Fundación Integralia DKV, produces educational software applications in accordance with the labour market demands, to improve the employment of people with physical, organ, sensory and mental disabilities; people with authism spectrum disorder with many hardships when finding a job.

Digital Skills in the Vocational Training: The suggestion of Androide Roto, developed by CPIFP Alan Turing, is a educative project made by Vocational Training School students.

Thanks to @ametic_es and their judges for appreciating this project and for the work we are doing!!

RETOMadrID is a project by @comunidadmadrid and @somosupm funded by #NextGenerationEU #planderecuperacion @miteco.gob

#RETOMadrID at the CEPA in San Martín de la Vega

by albertoluqueabril | Mar 25, 2026 | Sin categoría

At @cepasanmartindelavega, many people are already learning how to use a computer FROM SCRATCH with #RETOMadrID. A basic course, lasting about eight hours, which each person can follow at their own pace, featuring step-by-step videos and exercises in a very educational and simple way.

If you would like us to bring this course to your center, association, residence, etc., for anyone over 18 who wants to learn from scratch, register the center here and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

#RETOMadrID is a project by @comunidadmadrid together with @somosupm for municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants in the Community of Madrid, and it is funded by the #NextGeneration #planrecuperaciónEU Funds.

You can already begin training in Redueña’s Townhall

by srcoke98 | Mar 25, 2026 | Sin categoría

Redueña’s townhall has alredy begun providing training in basic digital skills to their residents in a simply, easy to follow tailored methodology, thanks to @comunidadmadrid with the support of Universidad Politécnica and funded by #nextgenerationeu.

💻 What does your centre need to join #RETOMadrID and acquire a Digital Inclusion Point for the residents?

Eagerness to be an innovative village. Write us to pay you a visit and begin this journey.

🎧Is something needed in your centre/municipality?

If you already have available computer, we will facilitate you with tablets, headphones and USBs with the required software installed. If there are no computers, we can bring you laptops and mice. Besides that, WiFi is required in order to keep tablets updated and in the last modules of the course participants will learn how to surf the web.

⌛How long does this course last?

Since this course needs to be completed on your own, each person can do it at their own pace, following centres’ organization/schedule. But the entirety of the course can be covered in just 7.5 hours.

🎯 Who can benefit from #RETOMadrID?

People above 18 years old may participate in these courses by @comunidadmadrid. The course is specifically designed for vulnerable groups, with a very simple language, slow and as much as they want, unlimited playbacks.

Ideal for old people without basic skills or with little but would like to strengthen what they know. Also, for people who are not proficient in Spanish and want to integrate in society.

📧 Do you want your centre to join in?

Enter here and fill in the form. We will get in touch ASAP. 😊