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34 GOW 2017 Report SLOVENIA http://www.getonlineweek.eu/slovenia/ DIGITAL SKILLS FOR PERSONAL MOTIVATION AND BETTER CAREER ORIENTATION! Simbioza Genesis Social Enterprise organised the third edition of GOW in Slovenia. In GOW 2017 action they included over 85 seniors and youth participants on the topic of digital skills across Slovenia. Nine field workshops were conducted on the topics of: how to use smartphones and tablets; beginner and advanced classes of using computer and internet; how to use e-portal for Public services; Safe Online Shopping workshop; Tips and tricks of the internet and workshops on advanced digital skills of the 21st century for the young as well as employed. All workshops with seniors were implemented by young volunteers, who exchanged their energy and experiences in practical inclusive teaching/learning. Simbioza Genesis also launched a set of workshops on graphic design tools for students and alumni of the Career Center University of Ljubljana to promote advanced digital skills among young job seekers and graduates. Simbioza Schools’ network was also very active; this is a network of primary and secondary schools in Slovenia, where these schools open their doors and computer classrooms to seniors in their local community. During GOW young pupils and seniors together learned about computers and internet – getting online! This is an innovative teaching, because here pupils are “teachers” and seniors are “learners”. Simbioza team provided the curricula, with adjusted methods of teaching. There was a big reach also on social media and online presence with numbers going beyond 15,736 visitors and views. GOW17 Slovenia: Digital inclusion between generations GOW17 in Slovenia: Digital skills for inclusive digital society SPAIN http://www.getonlineweek.eu/spain/ BOOSTING DIGITAL SKILLS IN SPAIN Spanish Association of Telecentre Networks ran the GOW in Spain for the sixth time, promoting it in more than 3,000 telecentres of its Network. The activities in Spain were launched on March 23rd with the 16th Annual Conference of the Association held in Murcia with more than 100 professionals of the IT sector, e-facilitators, Telecentre managers and public institutions.