The Network of Knowledge Volunteers, matured over the past ten years, thanks to the intergenerational learning model that the Fondazione Mondo Digitale has been promoting in Italy and in Europe. Over 40,000 individuals of all ages and nationalities have decided to dedicate part of their time to the free exchange of knowledge in order to promote active life styles, work opportunities and social cohesion through digital tools.
However, as one out of every three Italians has never surfed the web, will digital services ever become universal? Who guarantees the inclusivity of new processes? An interesting day will be dedicated to the protagonists of the grassroots digital transformation process, Knowledge Volunteers and the main public service providers.
KNOWLEDGE VOLUNTEERS – AGENTS OF CHANGE
On Friday, May 8, the Rome Campidoglio will host the Awards Ceremony of the Knowledge Volunteers Competition. The paladins of inclusive innovation will meet with the authorities, companies and the third sector and become spokespeople for the European “e-Skills for Jobs” Campaign.
The 5th edition of the Knowledge Volunteers Competition brings together individuals sharing their experience with social networks and individuals who use photos and videos to explain their commitment. The Network of Knowledge Volunteers that is promoted by the FMD in 19Italian Regions and 11 European countries is livened by individuals of all ages: individuals who dedicated their time to the free exchange of knowledge to promote active life styles, work opportunities and social cohesion through digital tools.
However, as one out of every three Italians has never surfed the web, will digital services ever become universal? Who guarantees the inclusivity of new processes? An interesting day will be dedicated to the protagonists of the grassroots digital transformation process, Knowledge Volunteers and the main public service providers.
On Friday, May 8 the Campidoglio “Sala della Protomoteca” will host a special day dedicated to the protagonists of the grassroots digital transformation process, Knowledge Volunteers and the main public service providers. The event is sponsored by the Productive Activities Council and the School Council of the City of Rome.
Speakers include:
• Mirta Michilli, Director General, Fondazione Mondo Digitale
• Alfonso Molina, Professor of Technology Strategy at the University of Edinburgh and Scientific Director of the Fondazione Mondo Digitale
• Sabrina Bono, Head of Department for Management of Human, Financial and Physical Resources, MIUR
• Luciana Saccone, Director General, Department of Family Policy, Presidency of the Council of Ministers
• Giovanni Iodice, Corporate Identity & Public Relations, Telecom Italia
• Marta Leonori, Productive Activities Council, City of Rome
The event is also the perfect opportunity to present the Day of Civic Volunteering organised in collaboration with the Association that safeguards the Parco degli Acquedotti.
The Network of Knowledge Volunteers, which includes students, teachers, elders, craftsmen and makers, was developed thanks to the intergenerational learning model that the Fondazione Mondo Digitale has been promoting in Italy and in Europe. The true exchange of information between younger and elder generations allows the former to acquire soft skills, to develop critical reasoning and come into contact with the job world, whereas the latter learn to keep abreast of the times and learn technological skills for the digital natives. Active citizenship, social cohesion, new employment, human capital are just a few of the keywords for this experience that the FMD has exported around the world.
The Network of Knowledge volunteers will also act as spokespeople for the European “e-Skills for Jobs” Campaign held by the European Commission in 22 countries to promote digital skills amongst the new generations.
