RETOMadrID: Innovation that connects and transforms rural lives
RETOMAdrID aims to train the rural population in the use of digital tools, promoting social inclusion and improving access to essential services.
During this meeting, part of the Community of Madrid’s Science and Innovation Week, the teams responsible for the project in the Community of Madrid and the Polytechnic University will explain how the course works, the technology behind it, the challenges faced and the achievements made, showing how technology can transform rural communities in Madrid within Component 19: National Digital Skills Plan.
PROGRAM
Date and time: November 13, 2024, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Location: School of Mining and Energy Engineering, Claustro Hall – Building M-1 (C. de Ríos Rosas, 21, 28003, Madrid)
10:00 Welcome address by Mr. Juan Garbajosa, Director for Sponsorship and Corporate Relations at the Technical University of Madrid, and Mr. Francisco Javier Elorza, Director of the School of Mining and Energy Engineering.
10:15 Roundtable discussion (divided into two parts)
Ms. Eva Barrio Reyes – Head of the Strategic Coordination Division and Coordinator of the RETOMadrID Team at the Community of Madrid.
Mr. Jesús Manuel Romero Martín – Mayor of Gascones
Ms. Yolanda Calles Martínez – Councillor for Culture, Employment, Health and Social Affairs and First Deputy Mayor of Venturada
Ms. Susana Muñoz Hernández – Director of TEDECO and Principal Investigator of RETOMadrID (UPM)
Mr. Sergio López Lorente – Local Coordinator of RETOMadrID (UPM)
Mr. José Cercadillo – Librarian, Velilla María Moliner Municipal Library
Ms. Julia Martín – Social Worker, Horcajuelo de la Sierra Rural Open Centre
Ms. Irene Álvarez Martín – Participant who completed the RETOMadrID course in Horcajuelo de la Sierra
Moderator: Ms. Clara Benac Earle, Professor and Researcher at RETOMadrID (UPM)
11:45 Questions and final discussion
12:00 Address by Mr. Javier Carazo Gil, Director General for Territorial Rebalancing of the Community of Madrid. Diploma presentation.
12:15 Networking and coffee
13:00 End of the event
The event can be followed live here. However, to participate in the live Q&A session, please register here, whether you plan to attend in person:
Registration form: https://short.upm.es/ssbgf
