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The regional tour of the sixteenth edition of the annual Forum on Information Society, SICARM 2016, has begun this morning in Aguilas, where it will remain until next Sunday, October 9, at the fairgrounds of the city.

The large interactive space technology demonstrations was opened by the Director General Simplification of Business Activity and the Digital Economy, Francisco Abril Ruiz, who was accompanied by the mayor of Youth, Christopher Casado, Councillor for New Technologies, Thomas Cosentino, and other members of the municipal corporation.

They have toured the facilities of this interesting fair of new technologies, guided by technicians and the director of the Integra Foundation.

As stated by the councilman of Youth council of Eagles, Christopher married, "in addition to bringing new technologies to the younger, it is also a way to educate them."

In fact, all schools in the city will go through the fairgrounds during these days, in addition to citizens who want to attend these exciting technological demonstrations open to all public for free.

'Guifi' Sicarm mascot, will be in person at shows and will delight children to feel protagonists.

In this edition the kids become familiar with robotics, will play with tales of augmented reality and may try 'wereables' children while enjoying cotton candy in the children's workshop.

For its part, the CEO of Simplification of Business Activity and the Digital Economy, Francisco in April, highlighted as a novelty glasses Interactive Virtual Reality HTC VR Live, advances in 3D printing, educational robotics, programming drones and the fact that visitors can make a selfie 360 ​​degrees.

The aim of SICARM 2016 is to "contribute to the effective incorporation of the Region of Murcia to the Information Society, presenting new technologies ICT existentesy particularly disseminating initiatives and electronic services available that are provided from regional institutions" , said Abril.

After starting in Eagles this morning, demonstrations continue in Albudeite (14 and 15 October), Abarán (20 to 23), Yecla (27 to 30) and Sewer (November 3 to 6).

This year visitors can enjoy recreational-educational workshops on electronic services, computer security and Internet, electronic recycling, leisure, digital heritage, virtual reality, educational robotics, printing and 3D scanning and video game programming and 'apps';

plus contests, prizes and surprises.

The workshop 'Heritage Festival', which toured this summer several coastal municipalities, including Eagles was is also present in the demonstrations, with the screening of documentaries about the regional, historical, cultural and natural heritage, and in another area can experiment with using virtual reality glasses Oculus Rift.

The workshop 'Leisure and entertainment' exhibits consoles last generation and the latest video games, and there is also a display of the latest technological gadgets, in addition to experiment with glasses HTC VR lives, allowing dive into the virtual world much more real than ever, by making physical movements in the play area to move into the virtual world.

Another interesting proposal is the workshop 'Educational Robotics', showing different types of robots that can interact with visitors and an exhibition on the origins of robotics.

Printing and 3D scanning also have their place in SICARM 2016.

Like other years they are also present workshops 'computer and Internet Security' to learn what to do security when using the Internet and computer, with particular interest in relation to social networking;

the one dedicated to recycling and use of electronic devices broken or no longer used, to give new uses, and the 'Online Services'.

During these four days there will also be competitions such as 'Time for Sicarm' question and answer trivial type of content Sicarm, or 'Pokemon in your city', where participants will have to look 'pokeparadas' to take a funny photo with Pokemon and other contests.

In addition, visitors to do a tour of all workshops sealing their 'DSI' (Identity Document Sicarm) will participate in the draw for a Minidrone Parrot Airborne.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Águilas