23.7. 1993 Vitoria-Gasteiz / Spain - World Federation of Music Therapy

INTRODUCTION AND BRIEF HISTORY
The development of information technology in Italy was
first felt, (in terms of the spread of technology, the
corresponding halo of technical-formal thought
necessary to use it and the cultural reflections that go
hand in hand with every novelty), between the late 70's
and early 80's. In those days, our work, conducted
mainly in schools, allowed us to witness the wave of
contrasting emotional reactions aroused by the
unstoppable advance of technological equipment in the
face of which a state of unreadiness divided operators
into the three traditional categories: those who were
enthusiastic over the new, the demonists, and the
"cautious" (we're waiting to see how it all ends). Our
work group sided with the enthusiasts, not so much
through the desire to compete in colonizing (hence
violating) society with new and more sophisticated
833
instruments, but more for the opportunity that these
solutions would offer for reflection using new conceptual
instruments on old and new phenomena. From this they
would derive a greater richness of thought, action and
motivation in a positive, (in our opinion), process of selfgenerating
vitality. So, for the first time we were moving
towards terms, concepts and themes such as
programming, flow-chart, electronic archive, simulation,
telematic communication and others which after a while
became fixed areas of reference and applicative work.
The first personal data archives useful for daily work
were created.
The idea of constructing a databank devised in the form
of a service open to the public took shape in 1988 and
the project was developed when the series of resources
and reflections accumulated during the previous period
were brought together.