COVID-19 has caused the greatest economic and social crisis since the end of World War II. We are living through an exceptional moment that has tested the resilience of our societies and our economies. The essential role of digital infrastructures and services for our societies has been demonstrated, avoiding even greater paralysis of our economies in these exceptional times. Technology has saved and continues to save human lives around the world.
Telefónica proposes a Digital Deal to build back better our societies and economies and is asking to define new rules, based on values, which we will have to write together.
Digitalisation has a crucial role to play in economic recovery and in achieving a more inclusive and sustainable society. Telefónica’s Digital Deal is thus based on three fundamental aspects: the social, the environmental y the economic.