Carmen Calvo highlights that “democracies haven't any censorship” inside the Summer Courses of the University of Malaga

The Summer Courses of the University of Malaga (UMA), that's organized each 12 months through its General Foundation (Fguma), have landed this morning in the capital after passing thru Marbella, Ronda and Vélez-Málaga. The former Minister of Culture, Carmen Calvo, has defended in her intervention on the welcome rite that “democracies don't have any censorship”.

As detailed through the UMA, a total of twelve seminars and three grasp lectures could be held until Friday at the Rectorate, the Picasso Museum, the Ateneo, the Chamber of Commerce, the Alhaurín de l.  A. Torre prison and The Green constructing. Ray.

In addition to Carmen Calvo, the occasion on Tuesday became attended by means of Juan Teodomiro López Navarrete, Vice Chancellor for Research and Transfer of the University of Malaga; Juan Antonio García Galindo, vice-rector for Social Projection and Communication; Francisco de l.  A. Torre, mayor of Malaga, and Diego Vera, trendy director of the Fguma.

López has highlighted the “widespread excellence and brilliance” of the publications which are an essential exhibit of the UMA, via its Foundation. “With those activities we also are a benchmark at the countrywide level,” she remarked.

De la Torre has mentioned that those courses are an indicator of the strength of the University, a complementary offer to formal training. “UMA plays a wonderful position and we're very glad that it has this power, it is one of the amazing property of the province to be at the forefront in phrases of innovation and sustainability tasks”, he delivered.

For his element, Calvo has mentioned the current controversies which have arisen across the veto of cultural activities, together with the cancellation of the theatrical performance of ‘Orlando’, by means of Virginia Woolf, within the Madrid town of Valdemorillo through the current company of the city ​​hall.

A reality before which the ex-minister has remained blunt: “Spain can not have censorship. Democracies do no longer have censorship. Only the courts, thru the legally mounted method, can say something to a Spaniard when it comes to the limits in their freedom. But there can be no earlier limitation to absolutely everyone in this united states of america, and less so in lifestyle. Our united states cannot strike a chord missing in status inside the international, closer to censorship, in the twenty first century and within the heart of Europe” , has sentenced.

Likewise, she has been in rate of launching the training application of the seminar with a presentation wherein she has defended tradition as one of the essential pillars of our us of a, highlighting its ability on this region.

“Culture is the destiny, because adjustments constantly come from it. It is a remarkable responsibility of public service for coexistence. In Spain it has a extraordinary plus from other nations due to the fact we're a tremendous cultural electricity within the world”, he has contributed, at the same time that it has valued the traits that, in its opinion, it gathers as a nation.

“We exude originality because of the place in the international that we occupy, we are a super corridor of the Mediterranean Sea, the south of a continent that approaches some other continent, we were a land of transit and miscegenation and we've an immeasurable cultural historical past,” he concluded.

For this purpose, Calvo has insisted at the need to preserve the right to subculture as a concern for public institutions, with unique emphasis on global relations with Latin America.

“Culture need to be the patrimony of freedom and of the State regulations of our us of a. We have performed loads however we nevertheless have a lot to do, thinking of that we proportion with nearly six hundred million Spanish-speakers the super language that we've got, the 0.33 of the arena. We are speakme about a treasure that politics might simplest ought to defend and shield”, he concluded.

CYBER THREATS TO DIGITAL IDENTITY

The UMA Rector’s Office has also started out the route ‘I am, you're, he is: cyberthreats to virtual identity’, directed via Javier López, vice-rector for Business, Territory and Digital Transformation of the UMA, and the editor Luis Fernández .

The beginning conference of this seminar changed into given with the aid of Nicolás Pascual de la Parte, Ambassador for Cybersecurity and Hybrid Threats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“The truth that many worldwide organizations and digital systems are hooked up in our usa, and specifically in Malaga, is proof of the way superior we're in technological education, we've one of the first-rate our bodies of engineers and computer technicians within the international and that capital human is one of the comparative advantages of our u . S .”, he mentioned.

It has additionally assessed the degree of security that we have on the national stage. “No u . S . In the world is capable of stopping all cyber attacks, by way of definition they're unpredictable. The nature of hybrid threats is changeable but we do have a completely powerful cybersecurity device in Spain through fast reaction facilities,” he said.

Regarding the load that virtual identification may have in constructing a more cohesive Europe, the ambassador distinct that this will be a “catalyst” of possibilities for agencies and individuals as a way to sell extra fluid pass-border alternate in numerous sectors.

“Having a identified and permitted European virtual identification will facilitate prison visitors, exchanges, tour and business. We are at a time whilst the political selection has already been taken at the European Council level to proceed with the software of this version and I trust that, if things develop according to devise, with the aid of the cease of this yr or the beginning of subsequent 12 months we will have efficaciously carried out the European virtual pockets”, he anticipated.

On the alternative hand, the director of the path ‘Imagination and poetry inside the 21st century. Rafael Pérez Estrada’, Ana Cabello, has defined that Pérez Estrada was “an angel in Malaga’s cultural existence”, not most effective because he turned into very given to portray and portraying angels; however due to the fact he found many renowned poets together with José Infante or Rafael Ballesteros, he become a close buddy of Pablo García Baena, or even of an incipient David Delfín. “Rafael knew a way to provide them emotional aid, and occasionally even economic aid, so that they could carry out his tasks”, she stated.

Likewise, Cabello, manager of the Foundation that guards and disseminates the work of this artist, has highlighted the friendship dating with Antonio Soler, who started to write down in those years and thanks to the guide and encouragement that Pérez Estrada gave him, “Today we've got a national award, with a great work that also has Malaga because the middle and because the historical past setting for its narrative.”

SPAIN, POWER OF THE SERVICES SECTOR

Laureano Turienzo, president of the Spanish Retail Association, for the duration of his participation inside the path ‘New paradigms inside the retail quarter in a brand new surroundings’, became very proud that our us of a is a energy in the service region and has recommended for professionalization as the biggest challenge ahead. “More than half of the Spanish populace works in this sector”, he has indicated.

Regarding the upward thrust of electronic trade, Turienzo has flatly denied that this is the enemy of bodily stores, alternatively he has considered it a notable best friend. “More and greater we're going to be extremely digital and go back to bodily stores, in the long run we will be bodily-virtual hybrid purchasers,” he stated.

Likewise, it has recognized that cities are losing their identity with the closure of conventional shops; And, on this problem, he has confident: “It need to be the duty of all societies to maintain their trade, especially within the middle of their cities to prevent gentrification.” The supervisor reflected at the truth that the variety of retail shops increased via 0.Four% in 2022 (information taken from the INE).