The Punto Vuela La Tejuela in Alcalá la Real (Jaén), funded by the Junta de Andalucía and managed by the Fundación Los Álamos, has been awarded the National Internet Day 2025 Prize in the Digital Transformation/Social Action NGO category for its initiative ‘From Exclusion to Inclusion: the digital revolution of Álamos’. This award is granted by the #diadeinternet Impulse Committee, which recognizes initiatives, individuals, and organizations that have excelled in the use of new technologies. It is a clear recognition of the policy of the Ministry of the Presidency, Interior, Social Dialogue, and Administrative Simplification to offer a universal, public, and free service to promote digitalization in every corner of Andalucía, especially in rural areas.
The Minister of the Presidency, Antonio Sanz, emphasized that «this award is a boost to the work done by the Punto Vuela extending digitalization to ensure equal opportunities for all Andalusians, regardless of where they live, their age, or their economic status.»
The Committee has recognized the effort made by the Álamos Association through the Punto Vuela La Tejuela for digital inclusion in vulnerable areas and for people with disabilities. It has also valued their work in promoting equal opportunities, providing technological training that transforms lives, facilitates access to employment, and promotes social integration, thus reducing the digital divide and demonstrating the impact of technology on local social transformation.
In this edition of the National Internet Day Awards a total of 251 nominations were submitted, receiving over 35,600 online votes in the following categories: Digital Transformation, Personal Branding and Content Creators, Entrepreneurship and Research, and Digital Citizenship. This year, the Digital Citizenship category was introduced, following the central theme of Internet Day 2025 ‘For a New Generation of Internet committed to people’, to recognize and reward initiatives that improve citizens’ lives through technology.
Puntos Vuela: connectors and connected
Puntos Vuela are public spaces for learning, connection, dynamism, and work open to residents and visitors of all ages, students, professionals, and small businesses in rural municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and certain less favored neighborhoods in large cities. This strategic coverage of the territory and its organic functioning as connectors and dynamization nodes allow it to promote local, regional, and regional projects.
At Puntos Vuela, you have access to spaces, connectivity, and equipment for coworking and digital nomads, as well as digital training for all ages, e-government services, training in Artificial Intelligence and emerging technologies, use of digital tools for health, finances, etc. All this with personalized support and the necessary accompaniment.
More than 750 centers in the network are state-of-the-art Puntos Vuela after an investment of 22.5 million euros, and the transformation of another 340 Puntos Vuela in the eight Andalusian provinces has already begun with a budget of 20 million euros. By the end of 2025, the transformation of 100% of the network will be completed after a total investment of 42.5 million euros, complying with the 2021-2025 Strategy for the Digital Revolution of Villages with the aim of reducing the digital divide and improving connectivity in the community.
