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Commentary by DigitalES on the Royal Decree that updates the rates of compensation for private copying (“digital canon”).

Madrid, March 29, 2023. The Council of Ministers approved yesterday the Royal Decree establishing the list of equipment, devices and material supports subject to the payment of fair compensation for private copying, the amounts applicable to each of them and the distribution among the different reproduction modalities, provided for in article 25 of the revised text of the Intellectual Property Law, approved by Royal Legislative Decree 1/1996, of April 12, 1996.

In this regard, we share the following commentary:

 

From DigitalES, we would like to thank the Ministry of Culture and highlight the efforts made to facilitate a consensus between the Ministry, the copyright management entities and the industry in relation to the tariffs included in the Royal Decree. We hope that this new tariff framework will have the necessary stability and trust that future updates will reflect the reality of private copying consumption in Spain, which is in continuous decline.

 

DigitalES and Bertelsmann Foundation collaborate to foster STEAM vocations among students in Madrid and Catalonia

  • The companies that make up the technology employers’ association are called upon to participate in the ‘Companies that inspire’ initiative, promoted by the Bertelsmann Foundation.
  • This year, these technological and digital companies will participate in orientation activities aimed at students of 4th E.S.O., such as talks in schools and visits to companies, in order for them to discover STEAM professions.
  • Guidance activities improve the educational performance of students and increase the professional motivation of the employees involved in them.

Madrid, March 15, 2023 – DigitalES, the Spanish Association for Digitalization, has reached an agreement with the Bertelsmann Foundation to promote STEAM vocations among young Spaniards. Under this collaboration, professionals from the companies that make up the association will be able to participate in the Bertelsmann Foundation’s ‘Companies that inspire‘ initiative, which will include the organization of professional talks in schools, student visits to companies and the recording of inspirational videos about professions.

During the talks, the professionals will explain what their job consists of and what competencies, skills and education are required for that occupation.

Collaborating companies will also be able to receive students in their facilities, through visits or stays of 3 to 5 school days, within the framework of the ‘4ESO+Empresa’ program of the Community of Madrid. These extended stays will be considered as an extracurricular activity and will allow students to go to a real working environment to get to know the company and its different departments and professional profiles in depth.

Entreculturas and DigitalES partner to expand their social impact

  • DigitalES is committed to the right to education of disadvantaged children and young people living in countries with high rates of poverty and social exclusion, through this collaboration with the Entreculturas Foundation.

February 24, 2023.- DigitalES, the Spanish Association for Digitalization, brings together the main companies in the digital sector in Spain with the aim of driving the digital transformation of citizens, companies and public administration, thus contributing to the economic and social growth of our country.

As part of its social commitment strategy, DigitalES has launched a partnership with Fundación Entreculturas, a Jesuit NGO that defends the right to education as a means of social transformation. The objective of this alliance is to raise awareness of the work of Entreculturas and to disseminate, among its partners and interlocutors, the educational projects it carries out in 40 countries.

Both organizations agree on the importance of generating and supporting International Development Cooperation, Social Action and Global Citizenship activities that favor the progress of the most disadvantaged groups, considering it necessary to seek synergies between the private sector and non-governmental organizations, for which reason they agree to join forces to increase their social impact. The collaboration agreement was signed today by Ramón Almansa, Executive Director of Entreculturas, and Víctor Calvo-Sotelo, General Director of DigitalES, at the offices of this employer’s association.

“The alliance with DigitalES constitutes a loudspeaker for Entreculturas’ work, contributing to the construction of a fairer society in the medium and long term,” according to Ramón Almansa, Executive Director of Entreculturas.

Víctor Calvo-Sotelo, CEO of DigitalES, said: “We are looking forward to starting this journey together with Entreculturas to extend the opportunities that digital transformation brings to the education of the most disadvantaged people”.

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DigitalES comments on the call for an open debate on the fair share of the networks.

Madrid, February 13, 2023.

 

From DigitalES, we agree on the need for an open debate on how to achieve a fair contribution, so that the large digital platforms help manage the traffic they generate, which greatly strains the capacity of the networks. Any effort in this direction will help to ensure that the digital economy of the future is built on a more solid, equitable and competitive foundation.

In this regard, it is positive that the European Commission is finalizing a public consultation on the issue of fair contribution, as a first step to advance along this path and, moreover, to do so in a coordinated and coherent manner at the European level.

 

DigitalES launches first pilot to train data center service and maintenance technicians

  • The association, together with the other members of the Joint Structure of Digital Economy and Industry, has participated in the design of two new training courses of SEPE and FUNDAE.
  • A total of 75 students from all over Spain will take the new training programs between February and March 2023.

Madrid, December 19, 2022 – The shortage of certain professional profiles is one of the great scourges of the data center sector in Spain. According to estimates by DigitalES, the Spanish Association for Digitalization, the necessary demand for professionals in Spain could not be met at present. In this context, in 2021 DigitalES contacted the State Public Employment Service (SEPE) and FUNDAE (State Foundation for Employment Training) for the design and implementation of a strategic training plan for technicians of critical infrastructures such as data centers.

One year later, the project is a reality. The first pilot program, aimed at 75 future service and maintenance professionals of data centers throughout Spain, will take place between February and March 2023. The pilot will also count on the collaboration of Ametic, Spain DC and the trade unions UGT and CCOO, as members of the Joint Structure of the Digital Economy and Industry sector.

Adigital, AMETIC and DigitalES offer their help to the Government to boost digital transformation in Spain

  • The three technology sector associations, convened this week at the OECD’s Digital Economy Summit, are presenting a joint vision of the digitalization opportunity, a joint vision on the opportunity of digitalization to the Executive to the Executive
  • The organizations have the capacity to support the Recovery Plan and the coordination of the upcoming Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union. of the Council of the Europea

Maspalomas, December 15, 2022. The three main associations of the technology and digital sector in Spain, Adigital, AMETIC and DigitalES, present at the OECD Digital Economy Ministerial Conference being held this week on the island of Gran Canaria, have joined forces to offer the support of this industry to the implementation of European funds and digitization policies provided for in the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan.

These associations can also make a positive contribution to the coordination of the future Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will face the challenge of strengthening Spain’s role as a European digital power. This was conveyed yesterday to the First Vice President and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, Nadia Calviño, and the Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure, María González Veracruz, during a meeting.

DigitalES supports Youth IGF Spain, the first forum for young people on the future of the Internet

  • Its creation will be formalized during the IGF Spain 2022 conference to be held on November 16 and 17.
  • DigitalES sponsors a challenge to engage 16-35 year olds in the discussion on standardization, normalization and regulation of disruptive technologies.

Madrid, October 27, 2022.- What vision and expectations do young people have about the future of the Internet? To answer this question, the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) has created a specific discussion space for young people.

In Spain, the new Youth IGF Spain has the collaboration of DigitalES, Spanish Association for Digitalization, among other organizations, and will celebrate its launch during the annual IGF Spain conference on November 16 and 17.

More specifically, DigitalES is sponsoring a challenge to engage young profiles between the ages of 16 and 35 in the discussion on standardization, normalization and regulation of disruptive technologies. Participants will write a short essay, maximum 2000 words, on the discussion question, “Can business, innovation, and user rights be balanced in the development of AI-based products?”

Nearly 20,000 workers have already taken training courses under the ‘Telco Agreement’ to prevent telecommunication accident rates

Madrid, October 21, 2022 – The “Telco Agreement” is an agreement signed by operators, suppliers, installers, training centers and certifiers to unify training procedures for all professionals who carry out operational work in this sector. Since 2018, nearly 20,000 workers have already received these approved trainings.

This is one of the figures provided yesterday at the conference organized by DigitalES, Spanish Association for Digitalization, to discuss the evolution of an agreement created to prevent occupational accidents in a sector that has a low accident rate, but a high level of risk.

DigitalES companies generate more than 36,000 million euros and more than 115,000 jobs in Spain.

  • These companies, present throughout the digital value chain, drive a total activity equivalent to 6.6% of the Gross Domestic Product.

Madrid, October 5, 2022.- DigitalES, Spanish Association for Digitalization, brings together the leading companies in the technology and digital innovation sector. Founded in 2017, this employers’ association has already established itself as an essential partner of the public and private sectors in driving the digital transformation of companies, administrations and citizens. DigitalES is active on a daily basis in the areas of talent and employment, regulation and public affairs, and promotion of the positive externalities of digitalization. In addition, he is a member of the Advisory Council for the Digital Transformation of the Government, among other multiple public-private collaboration forums, and is a member of the board of directors of CEOE.

DigitalES currently has sixty associates, present throughout the digital value chain, representing a combined turnover of 36.07 billion euros. This is equivalent to 3% of Spain’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2021. Computing the indirect and induced impact of this activity, we estimate a gross value added of 79,552 million euros, equivalent to 6.6% of the national GDP.

DigitalES’ ‘AULA 5G’ project, finalist in the Digital Skills Awards Spain 2022

  • The initiative has been developed with the collaboration of SEPE, INCUAL, the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, the Community of Madrid and the companies Ericsson, Huawei, Nokia, Telefónica and Vodafone.
  • It is the first training classroom with the complete equipment of a 5G antenna within the class of Europe, from which training in 5G installation and maintenance for unemployed people in the Community of Madrid is provided.

Madrid, October 5, 2022 – The “AULA 5G” project of DigitalES (Spanish Association for Digitalization) has been selected as a finalist in the Digital Skills Awards Spain 2022, promoted by the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition of the European Commission and managed in our country by the association Ametic. More specifically, it is one of the four finalists in the category of Digital Competencies in Vocational Training.

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