Mayor Jose Soria and New Technologies Councilman Francisco in April, reported that "Cehegín has won the support of 'digital cities', which receive more than one million euros, which will affect all of society ceheginera in all areas. "
So important is this award, as April, "will change to the production model of Cehegín, currently based in agriculture, marble and construction, thanks to the modernization of the entire municipality."
The project includes measures such as municipal wireless network that carries Internet to any other parish in addition to focusing on eGovernment, technological development in agriculture or tourism promotion.
Includes 38 performances, which promise to turn into a real city Cehegín example of the Information Society and Knowledge.
The project has won the call for aid for the development of the "Digital Cities 2007-2010", offered by the Department of Economics, Business and Innovation in the Region of Murcia.
Following a strategic analysis on social and economic reality Cehegín, has made the strategic plan can be developed during the years 2010 and 2011 to convert Cehegín in Digital City.
There have been a total of 38 actions that involve an investment of more than one million two hundred thousand euros as of December 2011, which clearly shows the great impact this plan will lead to the economy and society ceheginera.
The actions are aimed at meeting the four goals set by the call, such as the development of eGovernment applications and services, digital services directed to citizens and businesses of the local environment, training and dissemination, investing heavily in infrastructure, services and access.
The main actions contained in the program are the City Hall accessible to all at anytime and anywhere.
EGovernment will be a reality now.
More than a dozen actions have been designed in this regard.
Citizens can interact with your local council anywhere, keep your records in the administration, to obtain a certificate from the municipal register, pay their taxes in a comfortable and dozens of processes that previously required the City Council in person, may be made from home or office, as by the Law of citizens' electronic access to public services.
A highlight in particular the creation of eOcio portal, portal for the management of all cultural and leisure activities of the City Hall (concert tickets, sports courts reserves ....), the creation of a CRM (Citizen Service Center) through which, care and citizen satisfaction becomes the primary concern of the administration, the citizens and businesses have the option of being able to relate to the administration by the media who wish, email, phone (creation of a unique number care), SMS or in person, and contact in an agile and easy to make complaints, incidents of street furniture, request information of all kinds, and many other services that will be incorporated.
It's about putting a single point of entry, memorable and accessible by all citizens, where they can channel all their needs with your local council.
Boost the local economy through technology: nearly half a million euros will be invested in the various actions that will have direct impact on companies in the municipality.
Infrastructure to enhance the use of technology (WiMAX / WiFi), training (free courses), grants of equipment, knowledge transfer, creation of business portals and other thematic portals, creating incentives for knowledge-intensive companies are just some of the actions that are designed to contribute to the economic recovery of the municipality.
It makes a strong bid for the modernization of the agricultural sector (building on the web but cruet, Canara flowers are available to farmers free electronic media, email, creation of advisory groups in technology ...).
Tourism is one of the key pillars underpinning the economy must be based or municipal TuriTIC a "tourist kiosk" with information about the town of Cehegín on LCD screens, Wi-Fi access point, and other resources, to be designed and develop 100% of young cehegineros through a competition, which aims to promote R & D industry of the municipality.
Audio tour guides using IVR technology, implementation of a GIS + PDA + TOURISM, online advertising campaigns, are just some of the most representative that will be undertaken.
Technology and social improvement: more than 10 actions aimed at social policy.
Social sectors traditionally non-ICT have been taken into account in designing action plans, elderly, disabled, people without resources and / or low-skilled, receive special attention in the project.
Another more fundamental social action is called "Telecare directed to special groups" through this plan, the City will install home for those interested, a special warning device (connected to the phone line), the elderly or disabilities can be activated at any time by pressing a button on a special phone or carry on a key ring or pendant, sending an alarm signal to a specialized center that serves the emergency immediately.
Revitalization of the parishes telecenters, launched a voluntary technology, free introductory course to web browsing to overcome the digital divide for the elderly, housewives and other outside groups are other action plans that the company aimed to move from being a public employee or sporadic use of ICT to be a normal, everyday people, and that will make a real Cehegín Knowledge Society.
Councilman of the City of New Technologies Cehegín Francisco in April, said that "this is a far-reaching project that will become the municipality regarding new technologies in the region of Murcia and it directly affects the citizen.
Cehegineros Here are the protagonists and the main benefit as the various plans that arise affecting all social and economic sectors of the locality. "
Beniel Cehegín and have become the last two municipalities in order to receive subsidies to become autonomous digital cities.
In fact they have had to compete in this last call with cities like Alhama, Archena, Beniel, Calasparra, Caravaca, Cartagena, Cehegín, Lorca, Moratalla, Puerto Lumbreras, San Pedro del Pinatar and Torre Pacheco.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cehegín