Ibiza : Santa Gertrudis and San Mateu will have internet centers

The department of New Technologies and Agriculture of the Consell Insular in Ibiza has announced that it will start building tele-centros in Santa Gertrudis and Sant Mateu , although they have not given any dates.

Formentera and Sant Joan already have these facilities, the free internet access centers are oriented towards promoting and to facilitating access to new technologies for people living in the rural Ibiza.

These facilities are equipped with eleven lastest generation computers as well as several courses in D-ROM. Plus, they count on the attendance of a manager who helps people to get started with the computers. At the moment there are almost 500 people enrolled in the tele-centros; 230 in the one of Sant Joan and 260 in the one of Formentera. These people have participated in different courses lke initiation to computer science. These courses are as much for young people as for older, secretarial courses can be made after the initiation, as well as accounting and photography, among others. Half of the assistants are under 20 years old, but there are students of 70 and 75 as well, that learn with great enthusiasm.

News article modied and translated from the local leading newspaper in Ibiza www.diariodeibiza.es with daily updated information in spanish.