{"id":7326,"date":"2026-09-30T08:31:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/?p=7326"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:33:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T06:33:22","slug":"the-gandik-project-expands-more-than-400-students-will-promote-the-digitalization-of-commerce-in-four-municipalities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/the-gandik-project-expands-more-than-400-students-will-promote-the-digitalization-of-commerce-in-four-municipalities\/","title":{"rendered":"THE GANDIK PROJECT EXPANDS: MORE THAN 400 STUDENTS WILL PROMOTE THE DIGITALIZATION OF COMMERCE IN FOUR MUNICIPALITIES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1851\" src=\"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-768x555-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-1024x740.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-1536x1111.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-450x325.jpg 450w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-900x651.jpg 900w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-2048x1481.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-992x717.jpg 992w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-1200x868.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-1984x1435.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/puntu.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_2465-2-1800x1302.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Laudio, Mungia, Bergara, and Pasaia will join the initiative, extending it to all territories of the Basque Country.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In each municipality, an average of 100 students and 15 merchants will take part, fostering intergenerational cooperation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GANDIK project has taken a firm step forward in its development. Following the pilot phase launched last academic year in Portugalete and Beasain, the initiative has consolidated and will reach four new municipalities in the Basque Autonomous Community in the 2026-2027 academic year: Laudio, Mungia, Bergara, and Pasaia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This initiative, promoted by the Department of Tourism, Commerce and Consumer Affairs of the Basque Government and the PUNTUEUS Foundation, combines two main goals: boosting the digitalization of local commerce while simultaneously developing young people&rsquo;s digital skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Josu Wali\u00f1o, Director of PUNTUEUS, stated that it is gratifying to expand the GANDIK project to new towns. In his words, this initiative strengthens the competitiveness of local trade thanks to collaboration with students: \u201cWe are delighted and proud of the reception and development the project is experiencing. Bringing young people and merchants together in the digital environment builds community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the other hand, Regional Minister Javier Hurtado highlighted that \u00ab\u00a0The PuntuEus project is part of the Basque Government&rsquo;s commitment to promoting local commerce that is more competitive, innovative, digital, and connected to the needs of citizens. Expanding to new municipalities will allow us to widen the reach of this initiative and strengthen its link with public policies supporting local trade, encouraging collaboration between businesses and students and creating new tools to dynamize commercial activity. Thus, PuntuEus is established as a tool aligned with the strategy to modernize and transform Basque commerce, helping to strengthen the commercial network of our municipalities and maintain vibrant, attractive local trade adapted to new consumer habits.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>INTERGENERATIONAL COOPERATION AS A STARTING POINT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this new phase of the project, participation will grow significantly. In each municipality, an average of 100 students and 15 merchants will participate. Secondary, Baccalaureate, and Vocational Training students, under the guidance of their teachers and with support from PUNTUEUS, will develop websites for local shops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thanks to this model, merchants do not need technical knowledge or significant resources, as young people will be responsible for creating the websites. In addition, each website will receive a free .EUS domain and hosting for one year thanks to PUNTUEUS&rsquo;s contribution, and training will be offered to businesses so they can manage their website independently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the hallmarks of the GANDIK project is promoting the digital presence of the Basque language. All websites will be created at least in Basque, and merchants will be able to add other languages, such as Spanish or English, depending on their customers&rsquo; needs. Creating content in Basque adds value to the project, placing language at the heart of digital transformation beyond commercial digitalization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SUCCESSFUL PILOT PROJECT<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GANDIK project was launched in the 2025-2026 academic year in Portugalete and Beasain. Local students created websites for 18 and 12 merchants, respectively. Thanks to this collaboration, students had the opportunity to build a website from scratch and learn about local commerce, while merchants received a free website in Basque in return. The pilot project closed with an end-of-year event in both towns. Organizers, schools, and merchants all gave a positive assessment of the initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gandik.eus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gandik.eus<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GANDIK project has taken a firm step forward in its development. Following the pilot phase launched last academic year in Portugalete and Beasain, the initiative has consolidated and will reach four new municipalities in the Basque Autonomous Community in the 2026-2027 academic year: Laudio, Mungia, Bergara, and Pasaia. This initiative, promoted by the Department [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7326","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7326"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7332,"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7326\/revisions\/7332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/puntu.eus\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}