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At a press conference last week the mayor of Orihuela, Monica Lorente, signed an agreement for the provision of a new network which will supply wireless internet access throughout the Alicante town and its hamlets

The Multi-Municipal Wireless Network, which will supply Internet access, will be operating throughout the municipality of Orihuela, it’s parishes and the Orihuela Costa early next year. She said that this will make the region a pioneer in the field of eGovernment.

Read more: Spain: Alicante: Orihuela to get connected

The Spanish public administrations owning software applications that can be shared with other institutions, must allow their free use and re-use. If possible, the projects should be published using the European Union Public Licence (EUPL), according to the National Interoperability Framework (Royal Decree 4/2010) adopted in January 2010.

The decree also states that Spain's public administrations should consider if available software applications can be used for free.

Read more: Spain: Royal Decree states that government's re-usable IT projects should be shared

For the first time in the Spanish Autonomous Community of Catalonia, over 1.000 eGovernment services for both citizens and companies can be found on a single website; the Virtual Procedures Office (VPO).

The VPO was launched by the Government of Catalonia on 11 January 2010. Among the 1.000 procedures available through the virtual office, 160 can be entirely carried out online. This number is planned to increase in the future.

Read more: Spain: One-stop shop for Catalan eGovernment services

Since 15 April 2010, the Ministry of Health of the Spanish Region of Castile and León has made it possible for citizens to book online for medical consultations in 91 primary healthcare centres of the region, either via the Internet or by sending an SMS.

The aim is to simplify and to lighten the workload of the staff of the healthcare centres; likewise, the booking of healthcare appointments becomes easier and more accessible for patients, with the availability of the service 24 hours, 7 days a week.

Read more: Spain: Castile and León - Medical consultation booking via the Internet or SMS

Die spanische Gemeinde Jun zeigt vor, wie Teledemokratie und E-Government gelebt werden können. Allen voran der Bürgermeister, der emsig bloggt und sich per Webcam über die Schulter blicken lässt.

Jun, ein Vorort Granadas in der hügeligen Vega gelegen, unweit Viznar, wo im Sommer 1936 Häscher Francos den Dichter Federico García Lorca ermordeten und verscharrten, zählt heute rund 2600 Einwohner. Das typisch-weiße, andalusische Dorf ist "Europas Geburtsort der Aktiven Teledemokratie", seit am 28. Juli 2001 der damalige EU-Kommissionschef Romano Prodi diesen Titel verlieh.

Read more: Spanien: Provinz Granada: Vernetztes Miteinander im Cyber-Pueblo

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