Planning a territorial information centre: information as a service to society for strategic decision-making

Abstract

In the new context of the knowledge society, an essential aim for spatial planning is to establish the means to ensure the availability of the information needed to make decisions as far as development planning is concerned. Access to this type of information is a necessary tool for both public and private institutions, as well as for economic and social agents, to make decisions more easily. This paper offers a study related to the planning of the Centro de Documentación e Información Territorial de Aragón (CDITA) (Territorial Documentation and Information Centre of Aragón), which belongs to the Spatial Planning Section of Aragón’s Regional Government. It presents its executive summary, vision, mission, strategic and operational objectives and SWOT analysis. Subsequently, this paper details the actions carried out by the CDITA to achieve its objective of diffusing territorial information, paying special attention to the publication of its contents on the Aragón’s Regional Government Official Web Portal. Finally, future challenges and perspectives will be put forth.