Success The Galician Regional Govern- ment Relies on R&M Solutions to Improve Services to Citizens Xunta de Galicia is the collective decision-making body of the government of the area of Galicia, northern Spain. The Xunta has a vast bureaucratic organiza- expansion of the infrastructure data solu- tion at its disposal. This is based at Santiago tions. R&M works together with EDNON, an de Compostela, the Galician government expert in the integration of media systems, administrative city, although the most im- implementation of systems for data storage 050.6253 portant city is A Coruña. It has delegations and back up, as well as the supply of software, in the four provincial capitals of Galicia: A microcomputers and management tools. Coruña, Pontevedra, Ourense and Lugo. EDNON is an R&M system partner primarily responsible for designing the most appropri- The Xunta finds its origins in the Xunta of ate package of solutions for the project. the Kingdom of Galicia, active between The first investment phase is intended to 1528 and 1833. The Xunta was Galicia’s finance 50 000 square meters of hospital representation to the central Spanish mon- with better provision in seven buildings archy. But at that time the Xunta did not hold containing about 900 beds. It will have 700 real power; it was a consultative body only. parking spaces. The process of devolution initiated by the passing of the Spanish Constitution in 1978 Education through best data allowed for the establishment of a new Xunta solutions 050.6252 on March 16, 1978. The Galician Statute of On September 25, 2015, the Galician Autonomy (1981) came to ratify the Xunta regional government received aid from and Galicia’s self-government. the European Regional Development Fund In both projects, the main necessity was to (FEDER). This funding was provided under develop a modular, flexible solution which Best solutions for healthcare the operational program Galicia FEDER can be adapted to any kind of environment. environment 2007-2013 (file 08/2015) and will be used to “As soon as I knew the main requirements In 2015, the Galician government approved supply equipment for use in training centers of the project, I saw R&M solutions as the the continuation of work at the University for the public employees of the regional gov- answer to everything we were looking for,” Hospital Complex of Ourense (CHIJO), ernment of Galicia and development service said Pablo Leis (Sales Manager at EDNON). anticipated to be completed this summer. At management tool equipment in classrooms. In this outstanding project, R&M has brought the same time, in a separate procedure, the Property description: provision of micro- quality to Galician citizens giving them better Sergas (Galician Health Service) decided who computer equipment (digital classroom access to important services, such as health was to provide services and supply CHUO: kits) for public schools, service installation, and education. The project was not only R&M was the manufacturer selected for the configuration and commissioning of such about quality services but also about provid- equipment on user premises, installation, ing the best choice to citizens. service and configuration of access points for the corporate network in the classrooms of state schools. “As soon as I knew the main requirements of the project, I saw R&M solutions as the answer to everything we 090.6619 were looking for.” Raúl Villarroel del Pino | R&M Iberia [email protected] Pablo Leis, Sales Manager EDNON Reichle & De-Massari AG | www.rdm.com 24 04I2016–50 CONNECTIONS.