- About 100,000 boys and girls from more than 1,500 locations throughout Spain participate this summer in Digital Camp, about 12,000 in the Community of Madrid.
- The initiative, promoted by the Cybervolunteers Foundation, is part of the Digital Competencies for Children Program, which seeks to ensure the digital inclusion of children from 9 to 17 years old.
- Cybersecurity-related crimes increased by 2.5% in the first half of 2025
The delegate of the Government of Spain in the Community of Madrid, Francisco Martín Aguirre, has today attended a conference organized by the Cybervolunteers Foundation to know Digital Camp, the initiative of face-to-face and free training for children and young people from 9 to 17 years old in which they learn to make a safe, conscious and positive use of technology, guided by specialized educators.
During the visit, carried out in the MEEU space in Madrid together with Antonio Pulido Cubero, responsible for social and cultural impact of the Cybervolunteers Foundation, the delegate said that “Digital Camp is a fundamental initiative to work with young people and children in the provision of skills to face the challenges and opportunities that the digital environment offers them every day”.
Likewise, Martín Aguirre has stressed the importance of digital education and to promote this type of projects, in a context of the rise of cybercrime. Specifically, according to crime data for the first half of 2025, cybersecurity-related crimes registered an increase of 2.5% in the Community of Madrid, compared to the same period of 2024.
For his part, Antonio Pulido Cubero, has pointed out that today’s society is a digital society in which, even more so, young people “live in a reality where the physical and the digital are constantly intertwined and complemented”. Therefore, providing them with digital skills “not only allows them to develop more safely, but also to have more professional, educational, social and cultural opportunities”.
Safe and responsible use
Digital Camp is an initiative promoted by the Cybervolunteers Foundation to train in the safe and responsible use of technology, enhance digital talent and promote critical thinking among young people. There are already 100,000 children from more than 1,500 localities throughout Spain who this summer participate in this free activity within the framework of the CODI Program of the Ministry of Youth and Children, financed by the European Union-Next Generation EU. Specifically, in the Community of Madrid, the initiative will reach about 12,000 participants.
With the support of municipalities, educational centers and local entities, the program is being developed in accessible and safe spaces, promoting a nearby digital education, with special attention to rural areas, where there are usually fewer opportunities to participate in these activities. Thus, 58% of the localities where Digital Camp is held are towns with less than 5,000 inhabitants.
In addition, the training is organized for different age groups with content adapted to their needs and abilities. Upon completion, all participants receive the official DigComp certificate, which accredits their digital skills according to the European framework, providing a differential value to their academic and professional training.
Finally, during the visit, it was recalled that interested families can still register their children free of charge in campamentodigital.org.