Madrid: 17 July 2009

Proyecto Aporta, the Spanish online PSI Re-use information service, launched January 2009, celebrates its 6 month birthday. Proyecto Aporta has published a thank you to all of its supporters and visitors over the past 6 months.

Read more on Proyecto Aporta portal - Seis meses aportando

For persons following PSI re-use issues and participating in the discussions, Proyecto Aporta continues to develop and offers excellent and stimulating online information, dissemination and communication options on PSI re-use topics from Spain, Europe and internationally. This is reflected in the positve reports on use of the portal over the past 6 months, for example:

• 13,000 visits to the Portal
• 20 posts to the Blog attracting 2000 visitors
• 600 downloads of the Guide on PSI Re-use for the Public Sector
• 2300 reproductions of Videos on PSI re-use

The Aporta portal features are comprehensive, innovative, interactive and very user friendly. With a few easy clicks, one can access the latest news, blog discussions, background information, press releases, documentation on events, easy access downloads of key content including the Spanish Guide on PSI re-use for the public sector (in pdf and video formats), RSS services and active social network channels.

The tweets on the active Aporta Twitter channel offer insights and a means to interact with others with similar interests. Recently, a discussion forum has been added to the portal.

The Portal has complete coverage (agendas, photos, presentations) of the series of 3 meetings on PSI re-use topics organised by Proyecto Aporta over the past few months including:

1. Primer encuentro APORTA sobre Reutilización de la Información del Sector Público (12 March 200)
2. Segundo Encuentro APORTA: "Súmate a la Reutilización de la Información del Sector Público" (5 May 2009)
3. Tercer Encuentro APORTA: “La reutilización de la información del sector público en Europa” (9 June 2009)

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