Socio-Economic impact of the Community Telecentre Networks Association

1. Socio-Economic impact of the Community Telecentre Networks Association

2. To assess the global socio-economic impact of Regional Telecentre Networks that belong to the Community Telecentre Network Association, taking into account their project activities and their impact in the territory. • The objectives of this assessment were: • To have a global vision of the regional Telecentres Network: Partial and aggregated. • To identify and evaluate the most relevant actions. • To know what are the main indicators in each Telecentre Network and how they have evolved, as well as which have been the major investment items. • To link the usage and investment indicators with the social and economic impact nationwide. • Quantitative and Qualitative Study OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

3. Territorial economic growth • Access to ICT • Employment CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK

4. Research context • Methodology development • Gathering of economic data • Development of measuring instruments • Statistical sources of information DESIGN OF THE RESEARCH

5. Analysis of the ICT capital • Input-Output methodology METHODOLOGY USED

6. Red de Centros Guadalinfo Red de Cibertecas de La Rioja CDTL Gobierno Red de Telecentros Sierra Oeste de Madrid Red de Telecentros Cantabria SI Red de Telecentros de Murcia Red de Telecentros de Cataluña Red de Telecentros de la Ribera de Navarra Red de Telecentros de Extremadura Red Pública Vasca de Centros KZgunea Red de Telecentros de Fuerteventura • Sample: • Analysis period: 2008-2010 • 11 Telecentre Network. • 2.529 Telecentres (63% of the total) DATA Quantitative Study Obtained data (Sample):

7. Types of jobs created or safeguarded estimated by Autonomous Communities DATA Quantitative Study

8. Percentage distribution of the total budget (2008-2010) by Autonomous Community DATA Quantitative Study The total budget for the period considered (2008-2010) stands, for all the networks analyzed, at 172.78 million euros. This implies an average annual budget figure of about 57.6 million euros.

9. INTERNET ACCESS SERVICES FOR: ASSESSMENT SERVICES: QUALITATIVE ANALISYS Formación

10. Groupal activities Promotion Services: Usage of materials QUALITATIVE ANALISYS

11. Each € invested in a telecentre becomes 1.80€ in terms of Gross Value Added for the territory. (The 172 M € invested in the 11 networks have helped improve the potential economic growth an estimated 0.014% / year). • Investment in Telecentres is equal to: • 95 km road (1 km. road= 1.8 M€) • 4Km high-speed train • Impact in employment: 2.800 employments (78,82% direct employment) CONCLUSSIONS

12. Telecentres are effective "accelerators" of territorial development because of the potential the offer to the citizens of the territories where they are located, facilitating the appropiation of ICT, and therefore boosting local economic growth based on endogenous resources. • It is necessary to promote the use of the same measure indicators in all telecentre networks, both economic and activity indicators, so that we global, comparable and homogeneous data can be obtained: • Standardize a measurement model to analyze and review the impact in the territories. • Establish monitoring mechanisms to identify good practice. • Design procedures and technical instructions that may collect standardized data of activities. • Assess overall performance strategies for Telecentre Networks to encourage the alignment of networks and joint working. • Design Action Plans that can be incorporated in the territories. • Design specific strategies for telecentre evolution: from digital literacy to effective participation. RECOMMENDATIONS

13. JUAN FRANCISCO DELGADO DIRECTOR GENERAL CONSORCIO FERNANDO DE LOS RIOS. GUADALINFO.ES PACO PRIETO DIRECTOR CTIC FOUNDATION – INFORMATION SOCIETY FUNDACIONCTIC.ORG THANK YOU http://www.comunidaddetelecentros.net/