Telef�nica Think Big joins Clinton Global Initiative, for better future for young generations.

WorldWide Tech & Science. Francisco De Jes�s.

Telef�nica Think Big joins Clinton Global Initiative,  for better future for young generations.

� CGI endorses Telef�nica Think Big campaign to create better future for young generations 
� Telef�nica driving employment opportunities for young talent across Europe and worldwide 
� Telef�nica & CGI�s shared mission: To turn ideas into action. 

Telef�nica�s social action programme � Telef�nica Think Big � was yesterdayinaugurated into the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), a movement founded by the 42nd President of the United States to help turn good intentions into real action and results.

Telef�nica�s commitment � �Telef�nica Think Big: A More Entrepreneurial Europe�� was presented during a special session entitled �The Case for Optimism in the 21^st Century� at the CGI Annual Conference in New York City.  The session�s focus was on youth empowerment and creating a more sustainable future � issues critical in Europe�s current socio-economic climate.

�With one-in-five youths unemployed today in Western Europe, we are facing a potential lost generation that is ill-equipped to succeed in the modern digital job market,� said Jos� Mar�a �lvarez-Pallete, Chief Operating Officer, Telef�nica.  �Recognising that the social and economic future of Europe is at stake, Telef�nica Think Big is taking real action to improve educational opportunities across the region � in particular providing sorely-needed skills in the digital technology and entrepreneurial space.�

Telef�nica has pledged $37 million annually towards five programs that comprise the Think Big initiative, including the Think Big Youth Movement; Talentum; Wayra and Campus Party.  Telef�nica Think Big aims to directly impact 250,000 individuals in Europe by the end of 2015.

Telef�nica�s commitment to the CGI was formalised when Jos� Mar�aSanz Magallon, Telef�nica�s Director of International Corporate Communications, joined Chelsea Clinton on stage at CGI�s Annual Conference yesterday.

In 2012, Telef�nicacommitted to launch a collection of progressive programs stemming from a belief in the power of young ideas and the best technology to create a potent force for progress across Europe. The four initiatives collectively known as �Telefonica Think Big�, were launched to address these critical issues facing European youth: a lack of job opportunities, a lag in European entrepreneurship, and a shortage of youth with digital skills.  Each programme encourages innovative thinking, entrepreneurialism and digital technology � stimulating young ideas and young enterprise across the region.

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