The priority employment programmes for accessing loans will include unique programmes for young people under the framework of the European Youth Guarantee Initiative, the “Work in Neighbourhoods” project and the “Gateways to employment and labour inclusion” programme.

The overall cost of the measure is some 100,000 euros, a third of which Barcelona Activa has contributed. The initiative is enshrined in the Shock Inclusion and Digital Skills Acquisition Plan for mitigating the effects of the Covid-19 crisis, whose main goals are to minimise the existing digital gap among Barcelona’s population and to prevent the pandemic situation from becoming an additional problem for people without digital tools at their disposal.

A commitment to equal opportunities that has led to other initiatives as well, such as a new support programme for city residents with more needs when it comes to carrying out online administrative procedures or preparing a report providing the details of the digital gap in the city.