International Journal of Communications Law & Policy

REGIONAL NETWORK OF PIEDMONT SCHOOLS: GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION
By Dario De Jaco

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Abstract

The paper describes the Regional Network of Piedmont Schools project, supporting the spread and use of ICT within schools of Piedmont territory with the general objective of overcoming digital divide in schools and in the educational field as a whole.
The project, started in year 2000 and still in progress, consists of a unitary network in-terconnecting all schools and didactic structures of Piedmont regional territory (including branches and separated seats), in order to enable students, teachers and all actors of the regional School System to effectively practice ICT in everyday didactic and administrative context.
The experience, originated by the strong will of local institutions and supported by the substantial contribution of a Bank Foundation, fully meets the objectives expressed in the e-Europe Action Plan and in the Italian Government Plan for the development of the In-formation Society, making Piedmont a model at a national and European level.
The initiative has practically involved all schools of the Region and has been based on several decentralized projects, a dedicated network infrastructure, and on the support of some specially organized Service, Animation and Experimentation Centres stationed around the re-gional territory.

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