The Unidade de Missão Inovação e Conhecimento (UMIC) - (Innovation and Knowledge Mission Unit), entity that coordinates the governmental projects concerning the information society, has launched the Community Networks, Broadband Incubators and Broadband Contents actions following the presentation of the National Initiative for the Broadband, made by the Government on the past 10 July.
With the Community Networks action, the UMIC invites autarchies and city council associations to show interest up to 31 October, aiming at the implementation, until 2005, of broadband community networks allowing the connection, with attractive conditions, to the parishes of 15 needy municipalities.
The Broadband Incubators action aims at, on the other hand, the establishment of 5 incubating centers for service, contents and broadband internet application enterprises. Interested parties should express the respective interest up to 15 October.
The dynamization of the Portuguese language in the broadband Internet is the objective of the Broadband Contents action which, in articulation with the launching of the “Broadband Contents” edict of more specific scope and within Programa Operacional Sociedade da Informação (POSI) – (Information Society Operational Program) framework, demands the presentation, up to 15 October, of contents and applications development projects in Portuguese for broadband Internet, from all the intervening entities in the sector.
Additional information on these actions may be requested through the electronic address bandalarga@umic.pcm.gov.ptmailto:bandalarga@umic.pcm.gov.pt.
Still in the scope of the National Initiative for the Broadband, the Management Office of the POSI has opened, up to 31 October, the contest for the creation of Broadband Points, whose objective is the duplication, until 2005, of the number of public and private spaces for public access to the broad band Internet.
On the other hand, it was also extended, up to 30 September, the period for presentation of candidatures around Axle III – “Open State” of the POSI that includes services and bodies of the central public administration.
Finally, evidence for e-U (Electronic University), which is another initiative of the UMIC in the field of the higher education, aiming at the creation of a virtual fields network, through the implementation of a WIFI network in all the universities and polytechnic schools, making possible the online share of university services, access to several contents, such as classes and scientific articles, and the creation of university internet communities.
Further information:
- Incubadoras de Banda Larga http://www.umic.pt/images/stories/publicacoes/INBL_manif_int_incubadoras.pdf
- POSI - Programa Operacional Sociedade de Informação http://www.fct.mctes.pt/pt/programasinvestimento/posi/posifiles/posi.html
- Redes Comunitárias http://www.umic.pt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28&Itemid=187
- e-U http://www.e-u.pt/PresentationLayer/eU_homepage.html
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- UMIC introduces National Initiative for the Broadband https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=117776
- Protocol between ANACOM and UMIC https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=120996
