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CIGESA

The Centre Informàtic de la Generalitat de Catalunya, also known as or CIGC, was a public company of the Government of Catalonia dedicated to providing IT services to the Administration and its autonomous bodies. It was focused with the aim to centralize and modernize the ICT services of the regional administration.[1] Several studies on the evolution of public IT in Spain, among them FUNDESCO, [2]

indicate that CIGESA was one of the first attempts to create a "shared services center" in the regional public sector, following models already existing in France and Germany during the 1980s. [3]

History

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Context and early years of the CIGC

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The creation of the Computer Centre of the Government of Catalonia (CIGC) was not an isolated event, but the culmination of a planned strategy for administrative modernisation. Studies on public policy in Catalonia note that, in the early 1980s, the regional government recognised the need to coordinate and professionalise the use of information technologies across its administrative structure.[4]

Specialised literature on e‑government highlights that Catalonia was one of the first Spanish autonomous communities to develop a strategic information technology plan, following models already implemented in France and Germany.[5] This process began with the creation of the Technical Commission on Informatics (1981) and the Directorate‑General for Informatics Services (1982), bodies designed to coordinate technological planning.

Law 9/1983 authorised the establishment of CIGESA as a publicly owned company governed by private law. According to several historical analyses, its initial mission was to develop and operate the Generalitat’s core corporate systems, including the publication system of the Official Gazette, public accounting, and personnel and payroll management.[6]

During the second half of the 1980s, the CIGC consolidated itself as the central technological provider of the Catalan administration. Research on the evolution of public telecommunications in Catalonia describes its communications network and mainframe infrastructure as “the first Catalan administrative backbone”.[7]

The strategic importance of the CIGC led to the creation, in 1985, of a monitoring commission for the Informatics Plan, composed of senior Generalitat officials and the Centre’s director, with the aim of coordinating the implementation of corporate systems.[8]

Dissolution and transition to the CTTI

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By the late 1990s, the Government of Catalonia initiated a major shift in its model of information technology management. Studies on the evolution of ICT policies in Catalonia indicate that this change reflected the adoption of full outsourcing models already being implemented in other European countries.[9]

Catalan newspapers reported extensively on the process. According to La Vanguardia, the public tender for outsourcing IT services included the sale of 100% of CIGESA’s share capital and the transfer of most of its staff to the awarded company.[10] In December 1998, the contract was awarded to the German company Debis Systemhaus, the technology subsidiary of Daimler‑Benz, for a total of 3,000 million pesetas.[11][12]

Staff not transferred to Debis were integrated into the then‑named Telecommunications Centre of the Generalitat, which in 1999 was renamed the Centre de Telecomunicacions i Tecnologies de la Informació (CTTI). Several authors note that this reorganisation marked the beginning of a new ICT governance model in Catalonia, based on strategic centralisation and operational outsourcing.[13][14]

In 1997, the Centre had 419 employees and invoiced 235 million euros in services provided to departments and autonomous entities. It managed an interconnected IT network[15] consisting of:

2 mainframes
481 servers
223 local area networks (LAN)
6,386 display terminals
11,042 personal computers
6,897 printers
243 P2P communication lines
105 X.25 communication lines

Chronology

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1981 Decree 49/1981, creating the Technical Commission of Informatics, attached to the Department of Governance.[16]
1982 Decree 30/1982, creating the Directorate-General for Informatics Services.[17] The first holder of the position is Josep Ibàñez i Senserrich.[18]
1982 ORDER of 14 October 1982, awarding the contract for the study and drafting of an Informatics Plan for the Government of Catalonia to Battelle Memorial Institute, Centre de Recherche de Genève.[19]
1983 LAW 9/1983, of 30 May, authorising the creation of the Computer Centre of the Government of Catalonia.[20]
30/8/1983 Appointment of the first President of the Board of Directors, Joaquim Maluquer i Sostres.[21]
1983 Appointment of Josep Ibàñez i Senserrich as the first Managing Director of the Computer Centre.[22]
1984 Rules are established for requesting IT services and for acquiring computer hardware and software.[23]
23/3/1984 Installation of the Centre’s first computer: an IBM 4341/2.
1/6/1984 Relocation of the Centre’s operations to Avinguda Diagonal, 477.
2/8/1984 Joan Ma. Vallvé i Rivera is appointed President of the Board of Directors.[24]
6/8/1985 Creation of a monitoring commission for the Informatics Plan.[25]
17/9/1985 Approval of the Informatics Plan by the Executive Council of the Government of Catalonia.
23/7/1986 Josep Hernan i Esteva, previously Director of Projects, is appointed Managing Director.[26]
13/10/1986 Andreu Gispert i Llavet becomes President of the Board of Directors.[27]
20/2/1987 Installation of the Data Processing Centre of the Catalan Health Institute, under the management of the Computer Centre.
24/5/1987 The Centre relocates to Escipió Street 22, Barcelona.[28]
28/3/1988 Authorisation for the Computer Centre to launch a six‑month pilot test of the Videotex Project.
1/5/1988 The Centre assumes management of the Data Processing Centre of the Department of Territorial Policy and Public Works.
11/7/1988 Installation of the Data Processing Centre of the Department of Education, managed by the Computer Centre.
17/4/1989 Josep Molas i Bertran, Director of Planning and Methods, is appointed Managing Director.[29]
19/2/1990 Installation of the Data Processing Centre of the Department of Economy and Finance at Escipió Street, managed by the Computer Centre.
6/7/1990 Installation of the Data Processing Centre of the Department of Social Welfare, managed by the Computer Centre.
18/4/1992 Relocation of the Economy and Finance computer system to the Department’s premises.
7/10/1992 Joaquim Pujol i Figa is appointed President of the Board of Directors.
24/11/1992 Josep Molas is appointed Director-General of Informatics Services of the Government of Catalonia[30], and Xavier Mateu i Pérez becomes Managing Director.[31]
1995 Josep Molas i Bertran replaces Xavier Mateu i Pérez (acting) as Managing Director.[31]
1995 Joan Ignasi Puigdollers i Noblom is appointed President of the Board of Directors.
1996 Rafael Macau i Nadal is appointed Managing Director.[32]
1997 Josep Maria Via i Redons is appointed President of the Board of Directors.
1998 Creation of the Commissioner for the Information Society (Decree 125/1998, of 26 May).[33]
1998 Publication of the administrative specifications for the outsourcing tender of IT services (Resolution of 29 July).[34]
1998 Awarding of the contract for IT services and the sale of the share capital of the Computer Centre of the Government of Catalonia, S.A. (Resolution of 22 December).[35]
28/12/1998 Amendment of Law 17/1998 authorising the renaming of the Telecommunications Centre if it were to assume IT competences.[36]
9/2/1999 The Telecommunications Centre is renamed the Centre for Telecommunications and Information Technologies (CTTI), and the incorporation of staff from the Computer Centre is formalised.
2000 The CTTI assumes coordination, supervision and control of the execution of telecommunications and IT systems and services required by the Administration of the Government of Catalonia (Law 5/2020, of 29 April).[37]

Presidents of the Board of Directors

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Directors

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Managing Directors

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  • 1983–1986 Josep Ibàñez i Senserrich
  • 1986–1989 Josep Hernan i Esteva
  • 1989–1992 Josep Molas i Bertran
  • 1992–1995 Xavier Mateu i Pérez
  • 1995–1996 Josep Molas i Bertran (acting)
  • 1996–1999 Rafael Macau i Nadal

Project Management

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  • 1983–1989 Josep Hernan i Esteva
  • 1989–1995 Rosa Maria Font i Roig
  • 1995–1999 Francesca Secall i Oliach

Planning and Methods Department

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  • 1985–1989 Josep Molas i Bertran

Technical Department

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  • 1989–1999 Joan Vilches i Pérez

Operations Department

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  • 1996–1999 Pilar Conesa i Santamaria

Administration Department

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  • 1986–1999 Joan Jordana i Ollé

Statistical Data

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Evolution and distribution of staff[38][39]

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Number of employees by location

Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
Head offices 85 149 130 143 153 158 196 199 211
Departments 117 130 216 268 268 257 213 207 208
TOTAL 22 44 65 93 140 202 279 346 411 421 415 409 406 419

Operating Account

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Income x1000 €

Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989[40] 1990[41] 1991[42] 1992[43] 1993[44] 1994[45] 1995[46] 1996[47] 1997[48] 1998
For Services 880 9,096 22,684 33,356 49,812 102,770 133,916 152,087 180,951 200,574 224,153 185,681 235,063
Subsidies 12,900 13,200 13,200 14,100 11,713 13,340 7,332 6,662 8,511 9,232 5,812 8,513 0
TOTAL 13,780 22,296 35,884 47,456 61,526 116,110 141,249 158,750 189,462 209,806 229,965 194,194 235,063

Central processing power, external memory available and communications

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Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989[49] 1990[50] 1991[51] 1992[52] 1993[53] 1994[54] 1995[55] 1996[56] 1997[57] 1998
Number of centres 2 2 2 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 5 2 2 2
Processing power (MIPS) 4.1 7.4 9.3 14.7 18.3 36.2 46.5 86.6 97.9 141.3 130.0 179.0 179.0 179.0
External memory (Gb) 6.10 13.20 21.75 82.50 82.50 87.50 160.00 192.50 220.00 283.00 298.00 332.00 394.50 476.00
Communications
PaP lines 231 323 331 335 319 318 302 243
X25 lines 295 340 350 315 237 232 105 105

Interconnected Computer Network in 1997[15]

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Mainframes 2
Servers 481
Local Area Networks (LAN) 223
Display terminals 6,386
Personal Computers (PC) 11,042
Printers 6,897

References

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  1. ^ García Crespo, Ángel (2008). Electronic Administration in Spain. Aranzadi. p. 112.
  2. ^ Muñoz-Cobo, Joan (1994). Historia de la informática pública en España. Fundesco. pp. 201–203.
  3. ^ Subirats, Joan (2006). Public Policies in Catalonia (1980–2005). Institut d’Estudis Autonòmics. pp. 89–90.
  4. ^ Subirats, Joan (2006). Políticas públicas en Cataluña (1980–2005). Institut d’Estudis Autonòmics. pp. 89–90.
  5. ^ Martínez, Joaquim (2003). Tecnologías de la información en la administración pública. UOC. pp. 54–55.
  6. ^ Veloy, Marià (2009). Fent funcionar el país: història dels serveis TIC de la Generalitat. CTTI. pp. 41–45.
  7. ^ Grau, Ramon (2001). Telecomunicacions i govern electrònic a Catalunya. UPC. p. 73.
  8. ^ Muñoz-Cobo, José (1994). Historia de la informática pública en España. Fundesco. pp. 201–203.
  9. ^ Subirats, Joan (2006). Políticas públicas en Cataluña (1980–2005). Institut d’Estudis Autonòmics. pp. 142–143.
  10. ^ "La Generalitat externaliza su centro informático". La Vanguardia. p. 58.
  11. ^ "Debis gestionará los sistemas informáticos de la Generalitat". La Vanguardia. p. 51.
  12. ^ "La Generalitat vende CIGESA a Debis". El Periódico de Catalunya.
  13. ^ Criado, Ignacio (2010). Administración electrónica y reforma del sector público. INAP. pp. 201–202.
  14. ^ Veloy, Marià (2009). Fent funcionar el país. CTTI. pp. 75–80.
  15. ^ a b "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1997: 43, 45, i 49. June 1998.
  16. ^ "DOGC Decree 49/1981 - 5-2-1981".
  17. ^ "DOGC Decree 30/1982 - 18-2-1982".
  18. ^ "DOGC Decree 36/1982 - 25-2-1982".
  19. ^ "DOGC Order 14-10-1982".
  20. ^ "DOGC Law 9/1983 - 30-5-1983".
  21. ^ "DOGC Decree 371/1983 - 30-8-1983".
  22. ^ "Fent funcionar el país". Fent funcionar el país: 46–47.
  23. ^ "DOGC Decree 73/1984 - 15-3-1984".
  24. ^ "DOGC Decree 253/1984 - 2-8-1984".
  25. ^ "DOGC Decree 248/1985 - 2-8-1985".
  26. ^ "Fent funcionar el país". Fent funcionar el país: 48–49.
  27. ^ "DOGC Decree 301/1986 - 13-10-1986".
  28. ^ "Fent funcionar el país". Fent funcionar el país: 28.
  29. ^ "Fent funcionar el país". Fent funcionar el país: 84–85.
  30. ^ "DOGC Decree 273/1992 - 24-11-1992".
  31. ^ a b "Fent funcionar el país". Fent funcionar el país: 84–85.
  32. ^ "Fent funcionar el país". Fent funcionar el país: 88–89.
  33. ^ "DOGC Decree 125/1998 - 26-5-1998".
  34. ^ "DOGC Resolution - 29-7-1998".
  35. ^ "DOGC Resolution - 22-12-1998".
  36. ^ "DOGC Law 17/1998 - 28-12-1998".
  37. ^ "DOGC Law 5/2020 - 29-4-2020 - Article 128".
  38. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". 1983-1993 10 anys del CIGC: 21.
  39. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1997: 49.
  40. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1989: 26.
  41. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1990: 33.
  42. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1991: 41.
  43. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1992: 39.
  44. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1993: 46.
  45. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1994: 50.
  46. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1995: 53.
  47. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1996: 55.
  48. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1997: 57.
  49. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". 1983-1994 10 anys del CIGC: 17.
  50. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1990: 25.
  51. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1991: 33.
  52. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1992: 31.
  53. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1993: 35.
  54. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1994: 39.
  55. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1995: 45.
  56. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1996: 41.
  57. ^ "Memòria del CIGC". Memòria del CIGC 1997: 43.

Bibliography

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  • 1983-1993 10 años del Centro Informático de la Generalidad de Cataluña (ISBN 84-393-2645-9)
  • Marià Veloy, Fent funcionar el país, Edición CTTI (Depósito Legal B46516-2009), 12-2009

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