For the second year on a row, the NGOs and new Technologies are reunited thanks to Sisoscat on the Third Sector and New Technologies conferences. On them you would be able to find, above all, examples of organizations that work in reducing the digital breach with technological projects; you could know where to find second hand material, how to treat waste products or know what are the so called TELECENTROS.

SISOSCAT Foundation is trying to promote the information society and fight somehow what we call the ‘Digital Gap, i.e, the unequal access to new technologies among different social groups, or even countries. Sisoscat also deals with computer hardware re-utilization, for example PCs, screens, printers, scanners, and electronic material in general. This is done thanks to public administrations’ and companies’ donations and, once reconditioned, are re-utilized by the beneficiaries entities that work with collectives on risk to be socially excluded due to the so-called digital gap.

SISOSCAT Foundation also is trying to be a meeting point between the third sector entities that work with new technologies, building local ‘telecentros’, giving training courses, or on cooperation programs with the third world.

The conferences with be held the 29th of may 2008 on the garage of Palau Robert, Paseo de Gracia, Barcelona.
Please call Sisoscat on 93 459 28 86 to confirm your attendance or email sisoscat@sisoscat.org.




The program of the conferences is the following:

10:00	Recepción de los asistentes
10:20	Inauguración. Josuè Sellent. Director Gral. de Sociedad de la Información (STSI) y Carles Martín Director SISOSCAT.
10:30- 11:00	Telecentros: Posibilidades de formación y dinamización de una comarca. Albert Pujol (Televall de Orillas)
11:00-12:00	Formación, base para combatir la brecha digital: formación en las prisiones Julio Zino (Departamento de Justicia) Fundación pedagógica El Brote Jordi Clavel Formación en Catalunya: Antoni Macià (Fundación Penteo)
12:00	Café
12:30-14:00	¿Y qué? ¿estiércol con los residuos? Legislación actual. Maria Vidal Agencia de Residuos de Catalunya ( Departamento de Medio ambiente y Vivienda) Residuos informáticos Ramon Altadill (Electrorecycling) Otros residuos: Tragamòbil José Pérez (Ecoasimelec) Residuos informáticos. Joan Orilla (Ecotic)
14:00-15:00	Comida
15:00-16:30	Servicios para el tercer sector Subasta de material. David Levy (Real Dreams) TIC Sostenible y Eco-innovación. Josep Figols (Sun Microsystems) Generadores Fotovoltaicos. Ermen Llobet (Ecotècnia) Rafael Pozos: Proyecto Nicaragua (Telecos sin fronteras)
16:30-17:30	Experiencias en el tercer mundo Proyecto de NNTT por África Francesc Ventura Experiencia en Bolivia. Jesus Lanao (Banco de recursos) Viver d’emprendidas en Camerún Parfait Atchadé (Etnia)
17:30	Conclusión: Xavier Garriga. Director Gral. de Acción Comunitaria.

“Ven de festivales” –Come to festivals with us- is the name of one of the initiatives that Intermón Oxfam proposes in its recently inaugurated web addressed to: "Dale la Vuelta al Mundo". The new web by Intermón Oxfam is a new exchange space to condemn, propose and achieve a fairer world altogether, and through which its visitors can form part of a virtual community that focuses on subjects they are concerned about. The web aims to achieve new habits of participation, social action and political pressure, as well as habits of responsible expense among the youngest public (ages between 18-25).
“Dale la Vuelta al Mundo” –Put the world upside down- consists of 7 sections, an on-line radio channel and a video player. Amongst its contents, it’s to highlight the contest “Ideas to change the world”, in which the three best proposals will win a pack of records signed by the artists who collaborate with Intermón Oxfam. Equally attractive is the “Ven de festivales” section, which, for instance, encourages young people to register as volunteers in the music festivals in which the NGO will take part this summer: Festival Internacional de Benicássim (FIB), Pirineos Sur, Summer Case, Cultura Urbana and Etnosur. During the festivals, Intermón Oxfam will claim a responsible consumption of water, the most valuable natural resource we have. This Web page will also announce the dates in which the festivals will be taking place and the activities that Intermón Oxfam will carry out. The deadline to apply for a volunteer position for the festivals is on 26th May. Last summer, 150 young people contributed their time and effort to this cause.

Moreover, visitors registered in this project will add supportive kilometres up as they take part in the different activities. The person who accumulates more kilometres in his meter the last day of the first stage of “Dale la Vuelta al Mundo”-30th April 2009- will have the opportunity to visit a cooperation project that Intermón Oxfam carries out in a Southern country.

This Web presents a main topic that serves as a framework to different contents every month. For instance, in the section Viaja con nosotros-Travel with us-, the part called “Destino del mes”-Destination of the month- will consist on introducing a country and its main characters, through whom it will share some aspects of its reality. In this section we can also find a blog or contest that contains the comments and opinions from the visitors. During this launching month and as an exception, the previously mentioned “Destino del mes” focuses on Ideas to change the world. Likewise, the section “Y tú qué dices”-So, what do you say?- gathers blogs and forums dealing with different topics of the community interest.

To celebrate the Web's birth, last 26th February the concert DALE LA VUELTA AL MUNDO took place in Madrid, in which people could enjoy special and different exceptional kinds of performances- versions, collaborations, acoustics, etc.- by Marlango, Deluxe, Iván Ferreiro, La China, la sonrisa de Julia y Seydu, Nacho Béjar, Germán Coppini and Miguel Rivera and CatPeople. It was presented by the singer and actor Pablo Carbonell. The videos with the best moments of the concert and those of each group are on the web in the so-called section "Camino recorrido"-Covered way-.