Before discussing the nuclear issue in depth, I'm preparing a post about it, I 
focus on a topic that I have the fortune to live in first person, within a group of excellent professionals, enthusiasts and absolute work "believers" of what they have in hand.
Those who follow me for Facebook, Twitter and other Web 2.0 tools, surely you know that I am referring to the Red Guadalinfo . But what is Guadalinfo ?
In short: it is a social innovation space, using digital to analog transform to transform the immediate area. This innovative effort of the synergies between ICTs and the capacity of organized society, so that from the institutional (ie the municipality) will help change (progress) social environment, from an economic, cultural, inclusive, supportive and so on.
That is the greatness of the project. A project from a portal that aims to be the host location of each and all Andalusians (and not to be, feel or empathize with Andalusia Andalusia), uses a number of physical nodes in the territory (about 750) , where the figure is emerging as a unifying Local Facilitator of digital with analog, doing important work for society, because digital can connect with large sections of the population that otherwise would have no chance of knowing what ICTs can do for them. That is the main functionality of the Centers Guadalinfo.
In addition, the greatness of Guadalinfo lies not only in the interconnection of citizens analog approach to digitization. The challenge Guadalinfo ahead and involving thousands of citizens at this time, advised by a vast network of professionals, is to transform each municipality, county and province of Andalusia, with input from citizens. The citizens have the opportunity, through Guadalinfo , the opportunity to implement projects supported by the network and therefore the institutions and organizations active in each municipality, into reality.
That is, it tries to make a permanent feedback between citizens and responsible insititucionales, making tools available to the public through strategic alliances (woven locally and regionally, will depend on the "boldness" of the project in question) that seek to trust and involvement of the entire social fabric of Andalusia.
That said, it is easy to understand why we talk about Guadalinfo as the largest social network in Andalusia. This is not a social network usage, we understand in orbit 2.0. Guadalinfo aspires to be the driving force of social innovation as the main pillar of the transformation of our ciudadades and towns.
In Guadalinfo have a plan, do you encourage them to continue?
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Great post. It is very important for you to cover the interesting work being done from the Network Guadalinfo, in an area with so many shortcomings such as Andalusia and Protestantism possibilities. I also follow them as close as I can ...
I wondered, Francisco, it would be possible to have an interview with them to extract information regarding the status of social innovation in our community and use in research you know that I do for the XXI Forge Foundation on new emerging activities.
I'd appreciate any information.
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Dear Sergio, thanks for your comment. I believe they'll have no problem with it. I recommend that you contact the Consortium Director General Fernando de los Rios (ICC entity which has entrusted the development of Guadalinfo), Juan Francisco Delgado, and I suppose there will be no problem. I'll report you are interested in to see and what you want to talk. We will be in touch. I remember that the CFR is based in Granada. A big hug.
Thank you Francisco. I will contact them before the end of this week to try to arrange an appointment before the August vacation. Of course I will keep you informed of how this issue unfolds.
Thanks again!
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Dear Francisco, we enjoyed reading your post we have been developing some ideas from practice different institutions, groups, agencies and synthesized ... reflected in your words.
From the IAPH Guadalinfo support the work being done for years (if I remember correctly, I @ landalus born in 2001) is a benchmark as far as ICT and local development concerns.
Beyond the stage of digital literacy (although aware that there is still much to do in this regard) has a keen interest to introduce the concept of territory in the dscurso technological Pusto the idea of transforming to improve is what lies at the bottom .
We'd like you Landscape Laboratory IAPh where we also work with this look, but from equity, understood as a tool for sustainable development of the territory (as in the case of ICT in Guadalinfo) but counting on its inhabitants.
Therefore, the work of dinaizadores is so important. We recall that in previous editions of the National Congress of Telecentre Networks (held in Merida and Fuerteventura) the facilitators interventions, counting from first hand experience, it was motivating to introduce the social network and see the potential of ICT work-participation -territory.
Courage and hope to keep in touch.
IAPH