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- Civic education strengthens digital and social skills, preparing each person to participate actively in the digital society of the 21st century.
- Lifelong learning allows citizens to maintain their employability, transform knowledge into action, and generate a real impact on their professional and social environment.
Madrid, February 11, 2026.– In an increasingly connected world, citizens face new challenges that require critical, digital, and social skills. The European Union’s Digital Decade strategic program seeks to ensure that 80% of adults have at least basic digital skills by 2030.
However, data from the European Commission reflects an even greater challenge: 90% of jobs already require basic digital skills, and 35% of the active population lacks them. Faced with this challenge, ODILO, a Spanish edtech that transforms the way people and organizations learn in a unique digital environment, has identified 5 reasons to prepare society for the digital challenges of the 21st century and to make civic education a strategic factor for employability.
- Civic education as an engine for active social participation
In a scenario where social interactions are increasingly digital and information multiplies every instant, civic education becomes essential to avoid isolation. Learning to participate responsibly in digital networks and communities, interpreting and verifying information, and functioning autonomously in the digital environment are key skills for exercising active citizenship.
Initiatives such as Madrid Aula Digital, a civic education portal aimed at reducing the digital divide in the Region, provide resources to strengthen technological skills, promote digital literacy, and ensure that technology is a tool for freedom and civic inclusion.
- Employability and new professional opportunities
Beyond ensuring active participation in modern society, training in digital skills acts as a strategic catalyst for employability. Access to personalized experiences in a unique digital environment allows citizens not only to adapt to economic disruptions but also to lead innovation processes from their workplaces.
Likewise, this training consolidates transversal skills—such as soft skills, ethics, and complex problem solving—which today represent the foundation of talent development in any organization, whether in private companies, Public Administration, or the field of social entrepreneurship.
- Lifelong learning: we never stop learning
In a society that experiences structural changes almost daily, lifelong learning is already a necessity. The traditional educational model, limited to the school and university stages, has been surpassed by a reality where technological acceleration and the speed of social transformations require training to be a continuous process.
This lifelong learning approach materializes in a unique digital environment that integrates a diversity of formats: from formal experiences and community projects to mentoring and multi-format resources. Thanks to this model, citizens achieve constant skills development, transforming knowledge into tangible impact and concrete actions that drive both their social progress and professional excellence, regardless of the stage of life they are in.
- Reformulating training: the role of institutions
The educational community is evolving towards hybrid and scalable environments. Corporate universities and business schools are replicating this “digital citizenship” model to advance professional training. Thanks to flexible itineraries adapted to different paces, users can immediately apply what they have learned in their projects and communities, encouraging their integration on all levels.
- Learning with a real collective impact
The true value of civic education is not individual: it lies in social impact. Collaborative learning spaces, digital platforms that encourage participation, and community action projects drive people to share knowledge, build community, and develop social and digital skills simultaneously. A formative approach that strengthens social cohesion and turns the citizen into an active agent of transformation and progress.
As Ainhoa Marcos, VP Education & Public Sector at ODILO, points out: “Training is not exclusive to young people. It is a value for all citizens that is not limited to the acquisition of knowledge. It is a continuous, adaptive process with a real impact for all ages. The integration of technology, collaboration, and lifelong learning turns us into an engine of innovation, resilience, and people with responsible social participation.”
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ABOUT ODILO ODILO is a digital education company that allows any organization to create its own Learning Ecosystem, offering its users unlimited access to the largest multi-format educational content catalog in the world, and the possibility of creating all kinds of learning experiences without restrictions. More than a thousand platforms have already been created, allowing access to 170 million users across five continents.
ODILO, the largest educational ecosystem in the world, has content agreements with +7,300 providers of digital educational content in all formats (courses, interactive applications, videos, podcasts, press, magazines, audiobooks, e-books, etc.). ODILO is a multi-vertical company, which promotes learning in Private Companies, Public and Private Schools, Public and Private Universities, Certified Vocational Training, Public Administration, and Government.
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