Puente Digital

Online access and skills have been able to transform lives, however, these opportunities are not equally available.In Colombia there is a need to invest heavily in the digital transformation as much of the population still lacks the necessary skills and education to prosper in an increasingly digitised economy (1).

Néstor Eduardo founded Fundación Puente Digital to make digital skills more accessible to groups that have been neglected so far. Fundación Puente Digital aims to inspire a new generation of digital leaders who can create change in their communities with technological solutions. Since 2018 Fundación Puente Digital has been operating in Colombia, in 2020 the foundation expanded its operations to México. Néstor Eduardo, with co-founders, the team, employees and volunteers, provides digital skills workshops to young people in rural areas. These workshops develop digital and soft skills by focussing on practical skills such as programming and robotics.

So far the foundation has provided this education to over 200 students, who have provided 20 unique digital initiatives. Puente Digital has also offered scholarship opportunities worth approximately 2.5 million pesos. In addition, the student volunteers who support the project as part of the organisation have been provided with workshops digital skills. This year Fundación Puente Digital is trying to establish partnerships in México to provide these workshops to students of rural public schools in Sierra Norte, Puebla, México.