Zaragoza trains 1,700 minors in digital skills during the summer
The City Council of Zaragoza and the Cibervoluntarios Foundation have completed the summer edition of the Digital Camp program, a free technology training initiative aimed at children and adolescents. The activity reached 1,700 participants in the Aragonese capital and approximately 3,000 minors throughout the province.
The program was developed in six civic centers in Zaragoza: Río Ebro, Sánchez Punter, Delicias, Universidad, Estación del Norte, and Distrito Sur. In total, more than 2,000 children participated in the training within the city, while the provincial figure rose to 3,000 minors across more than 30 municipalities in Zaragoza.
The initiative received support from local councils, educational centers, and entities in the area, organizing in accessible and safe spaces to promote localized digital education.
The program structured its content into three distinct groups based on the participants’ ages:
Group of 9 to 11 years: The minors acted as «digital detectives,» learning to identify fake news, protect their identity online, and create basic content like presentations and videos.
Group of 12 to 13 years: This group focused on the conscious use of technology, digital coexistence, and privacy care on social media.
Group of 14 to 17 years: The young individuals worked on professional projection topics, including creating digital resumes, online entrepreneurship, social media content development, artificial intelligence, programming, and cybersecurity.
Certification and Goals
All participants received the official DigComp certificate upon completion, which accredits their digital skills according to the European framework and adds differential value to their academic and professional training.
The City Councilor for Citizen Participation and Internal Regime of the City Council of Zaragoza, Alfonso Mendoza, emphasized that the civic centers «have been filled with children during these months» to «learn to use something that is fundamental in their lives, like new technologies, in a healthy way.»
Institutional Framework
The Digital Camp is part of the Digital Skills Program for Childhood (CODI), driven by the Ministry of Youth and Childhood and funded by the European Union-Next Generation EU. The program coordinator at the Cibervoluntarios Foundation, Alba Soler, defined the initiative as «a tool for social transformation» that responds «to the urgency of ensuring that childhood and youth, especially in vulnerable contexts, have access to the same opportunities for development, well-being, and professional future.»
