La oportunidad única para las zonas rurales.
The minister of digital and public function transformation, Óscar López, defended «the double revolution» on Wednesday, digital and green, taking place in Spain and the EU and was clear: «There has never been an opportunity like this for the rural area.» He closed the rural forum «Somos Litera» in Binéfar (Huesca).
In his speech, López emphasized that «the double revolution is the greatest opportunity the rural world has had since the agricultural revolution,» indicating that, before there were other revolutions, such as the industrial revolution, which «ended up being detrimental to the rural world,» mentioning the case of Castilla y León, where a thousand.
«This revolution will attract companies and projects to the rural world, eliminating inequalities and differences,» continued the Minister, indicating that «Spain is successful in green energy and the digital world,» adding that artificial intelligence (AI) has changed the mode of production in the field.
These «global» upheavals explain the «economic success» of Spain, which has outgrown France or Germany and has created over half a million jobs related to new technologies in the last six years, he said.
«We have a great opportunity, like we haven’t had in decades, to generate opportunities in the rural world, close the gaps, and revitalize many municipalities,» he emphasized. «We have a clear roadmap, we have one of the three euros of European funds for this, and the billions of public investments are added to us.»
On the other hand, the expansion of broadband highlighted the 95% of households connected by this system, less than 50% in Germany and the remaining 5% by satellite with a rate of 35 euros per month.
Now, efforts are focused on 5G technology and over a billion to expand it, in the province of Huesca between 14 and 16 million euros. «We have invested 3.000 million in connectivity in 2020, 50 million for 5G technology in municipalities with less than ten thousand inhabitants, all due to European funds.»
Starting in 2021, the Government of Spain has distributed 11,000 school devices in Aragón and has invested 85 million euros in 20,000 aid for the «digital» program for SMEs and freelancers, with over 600,000 beneficiaries.
Óscar López emphasized that the commitment of the Government of Spain to reduce the digital gap is part of a plan of 130 measures to address the demographic challenge, which led to between 2018 and 2024, small Spanish municipalities attracting more than 250,000 people, who «must undergo a digital revolution,» because they are in the same boat. Big city. »
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