The Use of New Information Technologies in the Relationship of Education and the Community

Abstract

The District of Bragança is an interior district situated in north‐eastern Portugal and has an area of 6595 km², equal to 7.4% of the mainland territory. The low population density of 27 inhabitants per km², however, emphasizes the strong need for incentives to develop. In this context, a project is proposed and presented in outline, which aims at implementing an information network to link small regional enterprises, in order to allow them to take advantage of new technologies and progress towards their integration into the information society. The present project includes an important component of training for new technology users.