Internet Access - Success Stories

ICTs as an essential tool to improve quality of education in Latin America: the Aulas Fundación Telefónica.

  Aulas Fundación Telefónica is a digital inclusion project that promotes information and communication technology use as an essential tool in improving education quality in Latin...

26,000 Venezuelan university students trained by “Movistar va a la Universidad”

This May, “Movistar va a la Universidad” celebrated its third anniversary training some 26,000 Venezuelan university students in areas such as telecommunications, entrepreneurship, and...

“Astrolabio”: a pioneering Telefónica project to introduce ICTs into classrooms.

El Colegio San Gabriel – Ciudad de la Educación (España) ha presentado este mes “Astrolabio”, un proyecto que pretende introducir innovaciones metodológicas mediante el uso de las TIC

Telefónica Educación Digital presents the “Mobile for Change” awards

Telefónica Educación Digital presentó en Madrid los premios del Mobile for Change; un concurso internacional que lanzó el pasado mes de Marzo con el patrocinio de la UNESCO

Attending to the needs of a mobile population: Telefónica’s educational services in Brazil.

A pioneer in the digital education services sector, today Vivo (Telefónica’s commercial brand in Brazil) has over 6 million active users of  Vivo Educação Móvel , their platform for...

“Escuelas que innovan” [Schools that innovate]: an example of how ICTs promote innovation in education

“Escuelas que innovan” is a Fundación Telefónica Brazil and Instituto Natura project that integrates ICTs into teacher training and practice at Sao Paulo public school centres, and...

“Vivo Matemática”: another example of how ICTs improve education

In this section (The open agenda to our digital future) we have included other examples of how ICTs are capable of improving education (Think Big School and Mati-Tec). Now it is Telefónica...

MiríadaX has become the most important online education platform in the Spanish-speaking world.

MiríadaX is an e-learning platform promoted by Banco Santander and Telefónica, which after only a year and a half of activity, has become the second MOOC platform in the world and the most...

Technovation Programaê has become the largest international technology and entrepreneurship competition for girls.

  Technovation Programaê , having reached the record number of 1,867 registrations, has become the largest competition in the world that focuses on transforming girls into...

Conexão Amazónica [Amazon Connection]

Information and communication technologies significantly transform people’s lives, one example of which is the Brazilian Amazon, which today is connected to the world thanks to the Broad...

“Tu Dinero Móvil” [Your Mobile Money]: from isolation to financial and social inclusion

With the goal of promoting financial and social inclusion in Peru, Telefónica and MasterCard have announced this week the launch of “Tu Dinero Móvil”, an electronic money service that...

Laboratorio de Ciudadanía Digital [Digital Citizen Laboratory]: a program to close the digital divide in Mexico.

Lo han presentado el Centro Cultural de España/AECID, Fundación Telefónica México y el Ateneo Español de México.

How ICTs boost innovative education: The Think Big School Program

Think Big School is a Pan European program that welcomes young people into a world of ideas and technology, giving them the opportunity to practice the principles of entrepreneurship by...

MOOCs: the latest way by which universities are transforming education through the use of ICTs

Los MOOC se diferencian de la educación tradicional no solo en el número de personas a las que llega sino también en que “están ahí para ayudarte a aprender”.

How ICTs improve education: the Mati-Tec success case study

How ICTs improve education:  the Mati-Tec success case study The Mati-Tec project is an applied technology program to solve math exercises targeting fourth-, fifth-, and...

How ICTs boost social mobility: The GoThinkBig program

How ICTs boost social mobility: The GoThinkBig program Telefónica UK have been named as ‘Social Mobility Business Compact Champions’ after only two years of the launch of...

Telefónica’s “Talentum Schools” turn kids and teens in technology creators

Telefónica has set up “ Talentum Schools ”, which are “learning by doing” technology workshops for kids and teens. These free workshops take place at Movistar stores so that...

From isolation to Digital Inclusion: Delivering solutions for the Unconnected

Telefónica believes that public-private partnerships can play an important role in providing connectivity to remote regions. There are a wide range of initiatives based on public-private...

Do you want to do more with your technology? Ask a Guru!

Telefónica has launched the Guru program in order to bring people and technology together in a way that is both enjoyable and convenient. Who are the Gurus? Gurus are...