That all Spaniards want a better Spain is beyond question. For this reason, attorney Miriam Gonzalez And organization founder Inspiring Girlshave created a platform Best Spanish, a project that will serve, thanks to the ambition of young people, to reshape the future of our country towards policies made in the interests of all citizens.

–How and why did the idea of ​​Best Spain come about?

–It comes from the frustration of thinking that we are always complaining, that things are not going as they should and from the desire to start doing something and find a solution. In Spain there are lots of talents who don’t get into politics, who don’t want to be ideologically motivated to contribute to finding solutions for the country.

This is an attempt to try to open up a different space that operates in parallel with political parties and where people don’t have to identify with any ideology, because we all put our ideologies aside, they can start looking for those solutions.

Obviously, later on it can be layered ideologically, like any kind of solution, but at least the range of solutions has to start to exist, because it is believed that there are transient problems which are endemic and which are not. can do anything, but of course things can be done. In fact, there are many countries that make it.

–This channel intends to increase the country’s ambitions, how?

–This project isn’t just for young people. It is very focused on young people because we think that they are the forgotten greats and great stereotypes in national politics and we want to focus on them. There are things that are unacceptable, such as the fact that youth unemployment has been at 30% for decades. We want to change that focus and this will be achieved if someone who wants to change education says ‘come on, let’s see what needs to be done’.

Nonetheless, the platform is not just for young people. In fact, we already have a lot of ideas contributed by people.

–You’ve talked about solutions and education, can you tell me what you have proposed about the problem of school failure or drought?

–A month and a half ago we started, so we are still gathering ideas. Now we will start creating working groups, but with the elections we are waiting, because depending on who wins and with what formula they will have different peaks and we don’t want to do things that have already been done.

What we want is to add to the ideas that people have already put forward, like how to make sure dual vocational training works and has the right incentives.

– Does it only cover the national scope or will it cross borders?

-Originally national. They have very strong European roots.

A key part of this project is to bring behavioral science into the elaboration of national policies, as countries such as Chile, Australia, or the United Kingdom have done, which use this legislative technique to set incentives so that laws don’t stop there. without changing anything in society. So why can’t it be done in Spain?

We have decided to do it with young people and it will be done by Behavioral Insights Team, which focuses on the UK and works in 70 countries. That part, if it works well, that this will be a pilot project, is the first time it’s been done in a policy outside of government and it will be very easy to outsource to the EU level.

–If Europe gave you the green light, how would these ideas be implemented in Spain?

–This is the most complex and most interesting part. We start from the analytical method, because if you don’t use it, you won’t be able to make rational policies. Once you have a proposal, you have to do two things that very few people do. The first is to simplify it so that people understand it, because it has to be understood by people who have an interest in public policy and those who don’t.

Then comes social volume. This is where the media, social media and community stakeholders come in. This is the riskiest because it implies exposure, with the understanding that the end goal is for political parties, who continue to be agents of public policy, to vote for those ideas.

It is very difficult now to see a solution from political partiesMiriam GonzalezFounder of Better Spain

–Is talent important to society?

–Well, I think a different alternative should be given because centrality, moderation and one thing that is more important to me is missing: focusing things on solutions. It is very difficult now to see this solution on the part of political parties, because many different structures have been created, pyramidal and with very high peaks in Spain, where complicity implies that people take a leap of faith and surrender. many things. It’s being looked at and it’s not the solution. In fact, it slightly repels talent.

You have to get talent. If political parties can’t do it, we have to start looking for another formula, because what can’t be done is advancing society without involving that talent.

–You just talked about politics, Spain and solutions, what did you think of the electoral debate between Pedro Sánchez and Alberto Núñez Feijóo yesterday?

–They deserve to whitewash what Spanish politics really is now, which is not focused on solutions. No one, of course I, has been able to look at that debate and be clear about the vision of the country shared by the two candidates, who are the only ones likely to become president of the Government.

I don’t think there will be any Spaniards, even from within their political party, who are clear on how the transition from advertising policy to yield policy will be made. Many people are a little disappointed to see that they are not focused on solutions and only attack each other or talk about things that are not a state problem. We have to start moving because in Spain we have great talent, we have the level of education, natural disasters don’t happen… in Spain there is potential.

–This platform, which has so many good things, can it become a political party in the future that truly includes what future generations want?

-NO. I’m interested in doing this, because I think the only thing that can be done now is to open up space with people of different ideologies. And most of Spain, despite all that polarizing imagery, are very focused people who are very clear about what the problem is and want to see a solution. And if this is what can be done, let’s do it.

-In the political programme, neither side talks about new technologies or techniques that might appeal to young people to prosper, how do you see that?

For this country, this is very important. We’ve had roughly the same factor productivity for a quarter of a century. Right now we are fortunate that a new moment is opening up, because with artificial intelligence there will be increased productivity despite all the regulatory issues it has. We have to start removing barriers on this issue.

You have to show that you can bring interesting things to the table.Miriam GonzalezFounder of Better Spain

Obviously, if you’ve read all of the programs, there are some that just include them as letters to the Three Wise Men and others that are high-level forums to talk about certain topics.

–How do you see Spain’s future better?

–I see interest, there are a lot of people contacting us. There really is a desire. Also, I really hope it works. Ultimately you have to show that you can bring interesting things to the table. It takes a lot of work, but what I see right now is a real desire.

In another sense, from the youth side I hope there will be interest. This is a very difficult stage for young people now, because many are not at the study center and so we hope that they focus on the survey and they really start to speak for themselves.