02. PRISA, A GLOBAL GROUP ANNUAL REPORT 2011 control centers. Studies are also being carried out to optimize the use of resources used in safety and security. PRISA also has a Technology Monitoring Observatory that foresees risks and any business opportunities that may arise due to technological advances. Stakeholders Associations PRISA belongs to In keeping with a commitment to an ongoing exchange of ideas in their relevant sectors, many of companies in PRISA are members of different professional associations and organizations. In Europe, PRISA is a member of the European Publishers Council, an important association of leading media organizations and which represents our common points of view to the EU. In the Americas, PRISA has been instrumental in the success of the Foro Iberoamérica, which every year brings together leading business people from the media world to discuss common problems throughout this geographical and cultural area. In the Spanish education area, Santillana is an active member of the National Book Editors Association, ANELE, as well as other educational organizations with common values such as quality and responsibility in teaching. In the field of radio, SER is a member of the Asociación Española de Radiodifusión Comercial (Association of the Spanish Commercial Radio Broadcasters). In the audiovisual sector, Sogecable represents the Group in UTECA (TV and Audiovisual Content Union). The Group’s newspapers are members of AEDE (Spanish Newspaper Editors Association). In Portugal, Grupo Media Capital is a member of the Portuguese Social Media Confederation, which brings together more than 600 companies from the press, radio and TV sectors. Further information is available on chapter 3. PRISA and the Fundación Santillana run a number of renowned educational and cultural initiatives in Spain and in the Americas and have signed agreements with a number of cultural, educational and scientific organizations, including the Organization of Ibero-American States, the Spanish Royal Academy, the Cervantes Institute, Fundación Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes, Fundación Teatro Real, Fundación Carolina, Fundación Cultural Hispano-Brasileña, Fundación Conocimiento y Desarrollo, Fundación Empresa y Crecimiento, Fundación Príncipe de Asturias and Fundación Bertelsmann. In the area of scientific research, development and innovation, the company collaborates with Fundación Pro CNIC and Fundación COTEC. PRISA maintains close ties to various universities in Spain and the Americas, including the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid, with whom we run the Journalism School and the Jesus de Polanco Chair for Ibero-American studies. PRISA also collaborates with the Carlos III University, the Menéndez Pelayo International University and is also associated to the Universidad Autónoma of Barcelona, the University of Alicante and the Carlos III University through the Instituto Universitario de Posgrado. The Fundacion Santillana’s offices in Latin America (Colombia, Brazil and Argentina) develop similar initiatives in the areas of education and culture. PRISA’s media have had long championed development campaigns promoted by NGOs such as Oxfam, Ayuda en Accion, UNICEF and the UNHCR, through news reports, promotion and sponsorship agreements. Grupo PRISA’s media have institutional channels which are permanently open to suggestions, criticisms and complaints, and organize tours of offices and facilities. They are attentive to the concerns of different social groups and stakeholders and encourage the exchange and debate of ideas, which serves to enrich society as a whole. Stakeholders can can submit their enquiries, suggestions and concerns to the Corporate Center through the Communication Department, and the Investor and Shareholder Relations Departments. Additionally, the corporate website (www.prisa.com) provides investors and shareholders with relevant information about the Company. PRISA is also a member of the Spanish issuers association, Emisores Españoles, whose main objectives include: i) to promote measures to strengthen legal certainty in all matters relating to the issuance of listed securities and to participate in the development 31