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andsupplyidenticalaccesstoalloperatorsbiddingfortheirexploitation.TheaimisalsotodeveloptheuseofthefibreopticnetworksalreadybuiltintheambitoftheDigitalCitiesandRegionsprojects.• e‐Science Infrastructures. Boost and develop new e‐Science infrastructuresaccessible throughout the territory and including the high performancenetworkforresearchandeducation(RCTS),thedigitalscientificlibraries,theinformationrepositoriesandtheopenaccessscientificdata,thecomputingGridandsupercomputing,andtheplatformsfordistanceresearchwork.• NetworkofInternetplacesascommunitycentresforsocialisingandlearningnewtechnologies,withemphasisontheperipheriesofurbancentres.Development of “community spaces” based on already existing and newinternetplacessoastofosterthelinktourbanandruralcommunities,withboth intramural and extramural activities, with a view to new technologybasedsocialisationandstimulatingassociativeactivities,electronicdemocracyandlearningbymeansoftheInternet.• NetworkofLivingScienceCentres.DevelopmentofLivingScienceNetworkasaninfrastructureforthepromotionofthescientificandtechnologicalculturein the territory, to stimulate the interest of the young for scientific andtechnical careers and to facilitate the population’s appropriation of newtechnologiesandknowledge.6.7. SchoolNetwork• RehabilitationProgrammeforschools.Thereshapingofthenetworkfromthe perspective of creating school centres involves two distinct kinds ofintervention, in accordance with the territorial and social context in whichtheyarelocated.o Intervention in urban areas. Factors will be analysed such as theexistenceornotofanexpansionanddevelopmentplanoftheurbanfabric where each school is located so as to justify the decision tobuild a new school or carry out the structuring upgrading of theschoolspace,namelybyextendingtheexistinginstallations;o Interventioninruralzones.Focusisgiventoupgrading/extendingorbuildingoneormoreschoolcentresinareaswhicharegeographicallyinthecentreofothersmallbasicschoolsofthe1stcycle.The rehabilitation Programme for schools foresees intervention in 600schoolsby2010.79