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1 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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2 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA EXTREMADURA - Over one million inhabitants in 41,602 km 2. Population density: 25.7 inhabitants/km 2 (average density in Europe, 116.8 inhabitants/km 2 ) - After services (59.85%), farming is the second sector employing workers, with 16.6% of all employed persons in the region. - Unemployment rate: 16% GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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3 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA GLOBAL PROJECT FOR THE INFORMATION SOCIETY - Accessibility for all. Internet and Information Technologies as a public service. - Technological Literacy. - Promotion of new models of business and a new labour culture. GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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4 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA NEED FOR A COMMUNICATION STRUCTURE: REGIONAL INTRANET - To ensure accesibility for every citizen from Extremadura to IS services. - More than 1.800 access points all through the region - Bandwidth (2 Mgb/s) - EVERY municipality is connected GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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5 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura REGIONAL STRATEGY Regional Strategy on Information Society. Horizontal Actions Vivernet PAT RTE Technological framework Strategic Framework e-Extremadura Intranet Regional Strategy on Information Society.
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6 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA INFODEX: www.extremadurasi.org - Promote the IS in Extremadura - Support to to the Educational Technology Network (RTE) and elaboration of contents - Regional Observatory for the IS - Develop and update the Regional Government Official Web site: www.juntaex.eswww.juntaex.es - Create digital contents GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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7 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA CENTRE FOR THE PROMOTION OF NEW INITIATIVES: www.e-extremadura.org - Promotion of new activities in the field of the Information Society. - Educational Technology Network and elaboration of contents. - e- Extremadura - LinEx Centre: Support to the development of GNU/LinEx. GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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8 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA DIGITAL LITERACY PLAN (PAT): www.nccintegrared.org - Training in ICT's. - 34 Centres (NCC) all through the Region. - Each NCC has a computing technician, a social technician, 8 computers connected to Internet, peripherals... and a big success among the elder. GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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9 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA VIVERNET: www.vivernet.com - Support entrepreneurs in the field of ICT's. - Dotation of a space, computer, Internet connection, etc. - Training in ICT's applied to business. - Law advise - Average support of 15 months GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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10 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY NETWORK (RTE): www.rte-extremadura.org - Introducing Education into the Information Society. - Infrastructure: Regional Intranet connecting all the schools. - Creation of contents shared through a portal. - Ratio: 1 computer for every two students. - GNU/LinEx as an only operating system in the new centres. GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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11 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA WHAT IS GNU/LinEx? - An Operating System GNU/Linux - Set of applications - Graphic Environment: Gnome 2.2 - Based on Debian Woody 3.0 - Addressed to final users. GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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12 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA GNU/LinEx APPLICATIONS - Word Processor (Espronceda) Writter Open Office - Spreadsheet (Cáparra Gnumeric) - Desktop Multimedia Presentation (Alcántara) Impress Open Office - Web Browser (Grulla) Galeon - E-mail manager: (Guadalupe) Evolution -Image Processing (Zurbarán)The Gimp... GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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13 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA LinEx Technical Support: www.linex.orgwww.linex.org GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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14 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA LinEx Desktop GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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15 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA LinEx FEATURES - Adaptability - Economy - Feasibility - Security - Universal access of citizens to IS tools GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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16 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA GNU/LinEx IN BUSINESS - Regional Administration as a CONSUMER - Promotion of a private sector able to provide Free Software related services and products. - A new innovating market based on Free software products can be created. - Not only for big firms but also for SME's. GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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17 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA GNU/LinEx USES GNU / LinEx is used and promoted in: - Regional Public Administration - Schools. - Centres of Technological Literacy - Vivernet. - Projects co-financed by e- Extremadura GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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18 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA GNU/LinEx IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - Saving Public Money - Open Source: immediate response, the user doesn't depend on a firm that has to create new versions. - Improving and adapting the product makes easier to achieve a standard to share data. - Using Proprietary software: third parties are forced to buy licencies. GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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19 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA Education Technological Network (ETN) A saving in Education of 20 millions of Euros GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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20 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA CONCLUSION - An attitude: sharing knowledge - Promotion of a technological collaboration through the Net. - It raises a new and feasible business model - It put in the same level to: producer, integrator and user. - Why using proprietary software when there is a free one? GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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21 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING! GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura
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