Rajoy considers the Spanish language as a resource against economic crisis

The Prime Minister , Mariano Rajoy, has opted Wednesday for a more interactive Cervantes Institute in promoting Spanish and considered this language as a resource to deal with the crisis that should be used by the companies. Rajoy has chosen to enhance that role of Spanish in his speech at the meeting of the board of the Instituto Cervantes , which was presided over by the Prince of Asturias in the Zarzuela Palace .

The Chief Executive highlighted the role of the Instituto Cervantes in Spanish promoting and disseminating the image of Spain , and reiterated that this language is already the third most used on the Internet . In his view, this fact is one of the main challenges of the Institute in redefining its role in the XXI century , and therefore , although this entity is already present on the internet, think you should go for the digital environment as a space reference and opportunities for the internationalization of Spanish .

In that vein , said that "should embrace the changes related to the new digital scenarios with lower entry barriers and lower costs of production , distribution and dissemination" . "We should move towards a more interactive Cervantes Institute , which offers more content and information in real time ," he argued Rajoy.

For him , an Institute to intensify the use of virtual platforms for Spanish teacher training and the evaluation and certification of Spanish as a foreign language would link " inexorably " Spanish language and culture with technology and innovation.

The Prime Minister believes that this decision will also help maintain the quality and sustainability of the Instituto Cervantes , whose leadership believes it has made ​​a great effort to generate capital and keep intact its network of centers. Rajoy has stressed that the promotion of Spanish is a task that transcends as a country and that requires cooperation and co-leadership of the entire American community .

Therefore considered that cash to improve the status of Spanish is necessary to design a strategy that should be shared internationally for all Spanish-speaking countries . " We are an extraordinary asset of more than half a billion people who must feel the Instituto Cervantes as an instrument itself , as a strategic element of institutional strength to successfully export a comprehensive picture of Spanish culture ," he stressed .

For Rajoy , Spanish linguistic cohesion should serve to establish alliances with Latin American countries in order to access the academic and socio-cultural environment of the United States. It is there that understands the stakes consolidation of Spanish as a second language , as well as new technological and financial borders are being drawn to Asia and the Pacific .

Rajoy has come to the meeting in his capacity as Executive Chairman of the Board of Instituto Cervantes , and it was also attended by government Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia - Margallo , and Education and Culture, Jose Ignacio Wert .