1 Ana Acevedo JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura

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Ana AcevedoJUNTA DE EXTREMADURA

GNU/LinEx: IS and free software in Extremadura

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EXTREMADURA

- Over one million inhabitants in 41,602 km2. Population density: 25.7 inhabitants/km2 (average density in Europe, 116.8 inhabitants/km2 )

- After services (59.85%), farming is the second sector employing workers, with 16.6% of all employed persons in the region.

- Unemployment rate: 16%


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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.


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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


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REGIONAL STRATEGY

Regional Strategy on Information Society.

Horizontal Actions

VivernetPAT RTE

Technological framework Strategic Framework

e-Extremadura

Intranet

Regional Strategy on Information Society.

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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.es

- Create digital contents


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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.


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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.


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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


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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.


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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.


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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...


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LinEx Technical Support: www.linex.org


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LinEx Desktop


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LinEx FEATURES

- Adaptability

- Economy

- Feasibility

- Security

- Universal access of citizens to IS tools


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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.


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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


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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.


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Education Technological Network (ETN)

A saving in Education of 20 millions of Euros


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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?


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