Urko Fernández

Urko Fernandez is the senior project manager of PantallasAmigas, where he researches and develops new educational resources aimed at raising awareness and promoting safe and healthy uses of new technologies among children and adolescents. He has a BS in Computer Science and a Master in Business Administration, and more than a decade of experience developing digital educational resources, focusing on mobile and videogames in the last five years. Knowing the possibilities and security challenges that mobile devices and social networks bring, along with his experience in various roles and stages of software development, provides him with an insider’s perspective to design new educational materials related to healthy uses of ICT, with particular emphasis on the promotion of a culture of privacy and the prevention of child grooming, cyberbullying, digital violence against women, and sexting.