Infobrion.com The creation of a virtual community in Galicia Carlos Ferrás Sexto Xosé Carlos Macía Arce Francisco Xosé Armas Quintá Yolanda García Vázquez University of Santiago de Compostela Galicia. Spain SINDUR Project. Information Society and Urban-Regional Development. It’s financiated by the Ministry of Education and Science and the Xunta de Galicia of Spain (Sec , Sej )

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StateGNP/habitant (2002) Luxemburg Ireland Denmark Netherlands Austria Belgium Sweden United Kingdom France Finland Germany Italy EU Spain Portugal Greece15.700

GALICIA km km Habitants Habitants GNP/habitant (2002) GNP/habitant (2002)

Spanish Communities GNP/habitant in relation with Economy Union Madrid Navarra126,1123,7 País Vasco113,9121,3 Baleares135,1120 Cataluña122119,4 La Rioja113,4112,7 Aragón107,4106,4 C. Valenciana101,9100,6 Castilla y León92,596,9 Cantabria90,894,2 Canarias92,987,6 Asturias84,185,3 Galicia82,484,6 Castilla-La Mancha82,882,4 Murcia82,679,3 Andalucía73,375,7 Extremadura68,172,4

Galician population

GALICIA Primary63,846,936,712,0 Secondary17,625,323,731,5 Terciary18,627,639,656,5 Galician Employment

Galicia in the Information Society Home Internet access: 18,0% (Spain 28,3%; Ireland 34,1%) Home Internet access: 18,0% (Spain 28,3%; Ireland 34,1%) Houses with computers: 35,7% (Spain 40,2%; Ireland 43,5%) Houses with computers: 35,7% (Spain 40,2%; Ireland 43,5%) INE, 2003; Eurostat 2003

SINDUR: Objetives The purpose of the project SINDUR lies in studying the effects and impacts of the Information Society on the urban and rural development of peripheral regions in order to examine the citizens’ quality of life and promote the spreading of the Information and Communication Technologies as tools of social intervention to face the phenomenon of social and territorial exclusion known as the “Digital Divide”. It is about researching –from a social point of view- the “unconnected” communities and territories in the Information Society.

SINDUR Reseach Units ICT Audit Information Web Audit E-Inclusion Info-Atlas Place Marketing I+D Transference SINDUR International

ICT AUDIT Concept ICT Audit tool at local and regional level Objectives To value and to compare ICT information between different territories Antecedents Eurostat, Fundación Auna, MCYT, IGE, La Sociedad Red en Cataluña, Galicia y la Sociedad de la Información…

Metodology

ICT AUDIT Brión (Galicia, Spain) Ennis (Clare, Ireland) An international comparison

ICT AUDIT Brión-Ennis

INFORMATION WEB AUDIT Concept Information Web Audit tool at local and regional level Objectives To value and to compare web production between different territories Antecedents Proyecto Vega Baja Digital, El desarrollo de la Sociedad de la Información en Euskadi, Proyecto Primeira análise das Webs municipais galegas…

INFORMATION WEB AUDIT Analysis Elements DESIGN Quality Structure Innovation CONTENTS Update Information Multimedia Links Accessibility COMUNICATION Services Participation ON LINE SERVICES Administrative Services Business Services Transactions Payment