Awards and press for the tablet for seniors | Bleta

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Awards and recognition

Isabel García Baños on the Forbes 30 under 30 list

Our CEO Isabel García joins the Forbes 30 under 30 list

Forbes magazine selected Isabel García Baños as one of the thirty most outstanding people under thirty in Spain.

The three co-founders of Bleta

Bleta, the app that translates technology for those left behind

The startup founded by three young engineers turns phones into simple, accessible tools.

The founders of Bleta

Bleta raises more than half a million euros to scale its inclusive technology

The capital raised will let Bleta speed up its international expansion, taking its technology to new markets where the digital divide is still a growing barrier.

Isabel García Baños on the Forbes Top 100 creatives list

Forbes Top 100 creatives list 2022

Our CEO Isabel García Baños has been selected for the Forbes Top 100 creatives list 2022.

Bleta grows its tablet business for older people

The idea came out of an act of solidarity during the pandemic, when they donated tablets to care homes and saw the need to adapt them.

Isabel García on the Forbes list of digital women entrepreneurs

10 digital women entrepreneurs who inspire in Spain

Isabel García, CEO of Bleta, was selected by Forbes magazine as one of the 10 digital women entrepreneurs in Spain in 2023.

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Interviews 30

20 Minutos: Bleta interview: “we are the bridge between technology and people”
Capital Radio: Bleta Conecta, presented by its operations director, Gerard Pinar
TV3 Valor Afegit: A tablet to tackle the digital divide among older people
El Món: Interview with the owners of Bleta, an inclusive technology company
Crónica Global: Interview with the three founding engineers of Bleta
Indisa: Isabel García, inclusive technology expert: this is what you should bear in mind to comply with the new accessibility law
Economía 3: Designing for older people today is designing for everyone tomorrow
Tele 7: Interview with Gerard Pinar on Las tardes de Tele7
Innovaspain: Bleta, the tablet fighting ageism
Kapital Empresa: Interview with Gerard Pinar, co-founder of Bleta
Castilla la Mancha Media: Bleta: the special tablet for older people
Cruz Roja en Castilla y León: Crece Digital, programme 6: adapted mobile devices
Canal Sur: A tablet that makes life easier for older people
Diario Expansión: The challenge of businesses that improve society
Buscando Vocaciones Univ. Europea: “Technology can benefit older people’s mental health”, Isabel García, CEO of Bleta
Tv3, Tot es mou: A tablet designed for older people, an example of the so-called “silver” economy
Televisió L’H: L’Informatiu interviews Gerard Pinar, operations director at Bleta
Nos hacemos mayores: The digital divide among older people
Notícies en Xarxa: Interview with Gerard Pinar, operations director at Bleta, a digital tablet adapted for older people
Juntos paso a paso: A group of young people linked to the Universidad Politécnica de Barcelona has just launched Bleta, a tablet designed especially for older people (min 38:15)
Valors: We want to give older people a technological education
POPAP Catalunya Ràdio: Bleta, a tablet to bridge the digital divide
Cincuentopía: De sentido común podcast, episode 40 – interview with Xavi Gisbert Beguer, CSM at Bleta
Fulls d’Enginyeria: Bleta: adapted tablets to end the digital divide
Yakk: Xavi Gisbert Beguer, CSM at Bleta
Metadata: Entrepreneur and ICT: a double challenge for women
Diari Empordà: Isabel García, CEO de Bleta: We want older people to use technology the way young people do
RNE Avui Sortim con Samanta Villar: Interview with Isabel García, CEO of Bleta (min 32:00)
Popap Catalunya Radio: Interview about Bleta at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona and 4YFN (min 43:30)
Radio Sant Feliu: Interview with Isabel García, CEO of Bleta (min 40:24)

Award news 22

Revista Forbes España: Forbes 30 under 30 España – Isabel García Baños
: Forbes list | The 100 most creative people in business
: Ten women digital entrepreneurs who inspire in Spain
El Referente: Bleta wins the Wayra Scale Up Women Pitch Competition, backed by Aticco Ecosystem
Europa Press: Barcelona Activa gives an award to a tablet for older people in its social entrepreneurship programme (Bleta wins first prize)
Fundació Fira Gran: Bleta wins the Premi Fundació FiraGran 2024 in the field of technology for older people
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya: Isabel García, EEBE alumna, honoured at the Premios DonaTIC
InnMind: Bleta wins third prize in the InnMind and Draper University startup awards
Sant Feliu Innova: Sant Feliu’s innovation ecosystem sweeps the board at the premis GrausTIC
Fundación MásHumano: Bleta. Young social entrepreneurship at the service of our older people
Fundación ”la Caixa”: Winners of the EduCaixa BridgeCall 2023 call
Metadata: The leading women in ICT for female talent in Catalonia
El Economista: Barcelona Activa gives an award to a tablet for older people in its social entrepreneurship programme (Bleta wins first prize)
Fet a Sant Feliu: Isabel García, from Sant Feliu, wins the DonaTIC Revelación award and Barcelona Activa’s first prize for Social Entrepreneurship with Bleta
Barcelona Activa: Barcelona Activa rewards the innovative projects of the Emprenedoria Social programme (Bleta wins first prize)
Governació Generalitat de Catalunya: The winners of the Premios DonaTIC 2021
Gencat: The DonaTIC 2021 award winners
Tándem Social: Awards ceremony for the most innovative projects in Barcelona Activa’s Emprenedoria Social programme (Bleta wins first prize)
65 y más: This is Bleta, the tablet for older people that closes the digital divide
Diari Empordà: Bleta, a company presented at Mobile Week, takes Barcelona Activa’s first prize for Social Entrepreneurship
Ayuntamiento de Barcelona: Bleta, a tablet for older people, wins Barcelona Activa’s social entrepreneurship awards and their 12,000 euro prize
Premi Jove Baix Ebre 2021: The Consell Comarcal del Baix Ebre launches the Premi Acció Jove

People talking about us 44

El Periodico: Bleta, the app that translates technology for those who were left out
La Vanguardia: Bleta drives forward its tablet business for older people
EuropaPress: Bleta creates a barrier-free WhatsApp for older people
El Mundo: This young engineer has created the tablet that makes life easier for older people
El Nacional: Bleta brings its technology into councils
La Vanguardia: Bleta study on the apps most used by older people
ABC: A thread of simplicity to guide digital inclusion
El Economista: More than 6 million invisible customers: the cost of ignoring digital accessibility
El Referente: Bleta raises more than half a million euros to scale up its inclusive technology
Associació Catalana de Municipis (ACM): We sign a collaboration agreement with Bleta to fight the digital divide among older people
Forbes: This is three Spaniards’ solution for improving technological accessibility for older people
Crónica Global: Bleta Conecta: a barrier-free WhatsApp for older people
Info Negocios Barcelona: Inclusive design gains ground in the digital industry as Europe takes its position
Tecnobit: Bleta, an expert in inclusive technology, and the new accessibility law
3CAT: Companies against ageism fighting for the inclusion of older workers and older people
Autónomos y emprendedor.es: A Spanish startup is distributing a special tablet for older people in 20 countries
The New Barcelona Post: Bleta, the tablet designed for older people that tackles the digital divide
Tecnonautas: Bleta, a tablet designed for older people
Nació Digital: Young Catalans create the WhatsApp for older people
Metadata: The tablet that breaks the digital divide
Hablando en Plata: Bleta, the tablet adapted for older people
EUstartup News: Which Spanish Training Startups Are Transforming the EU’s Education Landscape?
GNDiario: Older people gain inclusion through technological devices
Psicocode: Revolutionising technology for older people: the best tablet for them
L’H Digital: L’H opens the debate on artificial intelligence at the Smart City Expo
Info Residencias: Bleta, an easy-to-use tablet that adapts to older people
Funcación Máshumano: Bleta, young social entrepreneurship at the service of our older people
Fulls d’Enginyeria: In Germany they are asking why Spain is letting us slip away
Tododisca: A partnership to give older people greater technological accessibility
Expansión: Can a start-up tackle loneliness?
Xarxanet: Bleta, a tablet against the digital divide among older people
Aleteia: Creating the tablet that brings older people into digitalisation
Ever Health: Ever Health and Bleta, united by accessibility
ViaEmpresa: Bleta, the tablet for older people that narrows the digital divide
GeriatricArea: Bleta, a tablet adapted to older people’s needs to tackle the digital divide
Zona Movilidad: Bleta, a tablet that fits older people’s needs
Pienso, luego actúo: Yoigo’s social entrepreneurship platform
ABC Economía: The accessible tablet that breaks down every barrier
Fundació.cat: A tablet to reduce the digital divide
Murcia.com: Bleta, breaking the digital divide with older people
¿Qué hay de nuevo?: Bleta, breaking the digital divide with older people
Productos de Apoyo CEAPAT (IMSERSO): Tablet catalogue · App catalogue
La Opinión de Zamora: EmpatiZa brings together technology and human warmth in the service of older people
La Taba: Bleta, it’s time to make things easy

Talks and conferences 6

VIII Jornades Internacionals de Dones Liderant les TIC: Round table 2 report: “Digital tools for health”
Asociación del Bienestar y Desarrollo: Gerard Pinar, COO of Bleta: digital literacy webinar for older people
UPCTalks por los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible: Send me photos and I’ll travel with you
Conferencia: Mobile Social Congress in Figueres
Fundación Máshumano: Bleta presents as a finalist for the Máshumano awards
FiraGran: FiraGran 2021 colloquium on “The digital divide among older people in the time of Covid-19”

Reviews 5

The Upside of Getting Older campaign 11

Cadena Dial: Fito & Fitipaldis, the best antidote to ageing
RTVE: Interview on the programme Juntos Paso a Paso (a couple of artists)
Radio Popular: “The Upside of Getting Older”: technology and music for active ageing
65 y Más: Active ageing to the rhythm of Fito & Fitipaldis
Uppers: When Fito & Fitipaldis help you grow older in good rhythm (and happy)
El Confidencial Digital: “Unwanted loneliness” gets worse at Christmas: one in four people over 75 suffer from it
Info Geriatría: Active ageing to the rhythm of Fito & Fitipaldis
V3RTICE: A Bleta campaign gives a voice to the need to stay positive and active
News Tercera Edad: Active ageing to the rhythm of Fito & Fitipaldis
News Tercera Edad: A positive attitude to ageing can increase life expectancy by more than 7 years
News Tercera Edad: 20% of people over 75 suffer unwanted loneliness, a problem that gets worse at times like Christmas

Eways, where Bleta began 12

Eways: #ACÉRCALES a sus FAMILIAS – project description
Eways: Coronavirus: #ACÉRCALES a sus FAMILIAS – celebrity backing
betevé (Barcelona TV): Eways recycles tablets and phones for care homes and hospitals
Colegio de Médicos de Barcelona: #ElCoMBActua – technology has made it possible to bring patients and families together
Fundación Banco de Recursos: Fifty tablets handed over to Eways
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya: The UPC’s entrepreneurial spirit also joins the fight against COVID-19
Andròmines: A distance learning course without technology
Setem: MSC21 local alternatives and initiatives
betevé (Barcelona TV): Reset 09 – the economic recovery of post-Covid-19 Barcelona
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya: Eways’ #acércales initiative – collecting electronic devices to give to people isolated in hospital
En Clau Ebrenca Cadena Ser Ebre: Let’s talk about the Eways project
En Clau Ebrenca Cadena Ser Ebre: We talk to Xavi Gisbert about the project

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