FUTURO DIGITALE ASSOCIATION

PIC number: Futuro Digitale Association works to promote youth empowerment through concrete possibilities of development connected to e-learning, traineeship and personalised patterns of working periods. For instance, together with the Department of Business and Law of Cosenza University, the Association has structured a formative liaison which allows students to work and learn at the same moment in order to be introduced to the job market. What is more, Futuro Digitale officially obtained the role as job agency by the Ministry of Labour – this is implemented through non-formal education strategies which enable youth to further reflect on employability skills and entrepreneurship. Futuro Digitale hosts volunteers and trainees within the Erasmus for young Entrepreneurs programme, Erasmus traineeship and he has recently received the accreditation as sending and coordinating organization for the EVS (European Voluntary Service). Furthermore, Futuro Digitale supports youth in obtaining micro-credit loans through specific tutoring aimed at supporting all the bureaucratic passages. The tutoring is based on on-going support and relation with the micro-credit applicant. Another important field of action is the promotion of the EU Citizenship and solidarity among youngsters and Istitutions. The Association supports local authorities, public and private non-profit organizations and citizens, with particular reference to young people and disadvantaged groups, in accessing European funds and other opportunities offered by the European Union. About 100 youngsters in 2 years have done European mobility experiences with the Association. Futuro Digitale fosters the dissemination of information about the initiatives and opportunities promoted by the European Union in different fields, through both internet and social networks, and organizing specific public events. With regards to ICT, Futuro Digitale works with e-learning to promote certifications for digital competences. The ICT-media team is led by the president Antonio Gallo, who is restyling the association website at the moment. Antonio Gallo is an ICT engineer and he dedicates himself to ICT education and activities to contrast digital divide. Futuro Digitale has already realized three websites and two platforms, organized two training courses, one for disabled children, about the use of new technologies. Finally, Futuro Digitale has been official partner of the event European CODE Week 2014, the European week for the promotion of coding, by organizing an event for students on the following topics: the platform "Scratch" that allows you to create animations, comics and games; WordPress to create websites; interaction with social networks.