Exploration Network of the Trás-os-Montes Digital Project

In north-eastern Portugal, the Tras-os-Montes Digital project aims to fight the digital divide in disadvantaged rural communities. To this effect, the project created a network of Internet Access Points, promoted by a network of professionals – County Extension Agents. This paper presents the model used for coordination and improvement of both networks – what we call the Exploration Network. There is a companion paper in this publication, called “Analysis of Users of the Citizen Support Offices of the Tras-os-Montes Digital Project”. In it, we provide an analysis of how the population of the region of Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro has made use of the system.