On 16 February 2010, the three best initiatives promoting the inclusion of the adults in the Information Society in the Autonomous Community of Galicia received each an 'Adults showing initiative' Award at the 2009 Galician regional edition of this competition ('Mayores cON Initiativa' in Spanish).

The event has been organised by the Foundation for the IT Development of Businesses and Society (Fundetec). The competition aims to acknowledge and reward the efforts of the social actors towards including the adults in the Information Society in the region.

Over 260 adults in Galicia are gaining new - digital - skills thanks to these actions encouraging the use of Internet and/or personal computers. The three winning initiatives are:

• 'Medicinal herbs in Allariz': a story of recovery and woman empowerment' (Municipality of Alliariz) - 150 women living in rural areas have gathered together information on the customs and traditions of the various medicinal herbs of the region and compiled them on a blog. This way, their knowledge will be conveyed to future generations.
• 'Ribadeo women heritage' (Ribadeo municipality's Dynamisation Centre) - This project has been implemented in various 'Municipal Dynamisation Centres' in an aim to preserve the heritage of Galician Woman and to disclose it to the next generations. In the case of Ribadeo, five women have shot several videos, each of which relates a personal, social or cultural event of their life, with pictures and music.
• 'Bergantiños: past and present' (Carballo Dynamisation Centre) - Through this initiative, a group of adults placed over a blog a wealth of information (text, pictures) on their local memories and traditions.

Apart from receiving this regional award, the three initiatives have represented Galicia at the second edition of the national awards held on 25 February 2010 in Madrid. It is one of the Galician projects, 'Medicinal herbs in Allariz' which won the national prize.  

Background information:

Fundetec was created in October 2004 in result of the joint effort of the Spanish Public Administration and the private sector to create a non profit collaborative frame open to all entities interested in boosting the development of Information Society in Spain. Its functions revolve around the analysis and promotion of the access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for citizens, businesses and administrations.

 

Further information: 

• Original news article - Galician competition - Fundetec (in Spanish)
• Related news article - National competition - Fundetec (in Spanish)