| Civic networks:
electronic communication between citizens The ICT offer members of a community new ways in which to communicate and
interrelate, facilitating the exchange of information, documents and opinions, and
encouraging interaction between members with similar interests, regardless of where they
may be located or when they are available.
The civic networks are directly inspired by the motto: "Think
globally and act locally", since the use of the Internet to create communities at a
global level has developed to strengthen communities at a local level.
At present, there are a number of initiatives in progress in Catalonia,
ranging from networks that have evolved from the Internet Centres created by the Town and
City Councils (as in the case of the Town Councils of Sta. Cristina d'Aro, Callús or Sant
Cugat, for example) to enterprising civic initiatives that have resulted in some 15 civic
networks: TINET, Ravalnet, Nousbarrisnet, Xarxa3, Cornellà-net, Gracianet, Santandreunet,
BCNet, Vallesnet, etc. |
