Gencat launches new Catalonia channel
Catalonia channel's screen shot
A new design, more multimedia features and a new layout for content to present Catalonia and its diversity
Gencat's "Catalonia" channel has been updated to make information about Catalonia and its diversity more readily available. Multimedia content plays a larger role in the new design, which includes new features and a new distribution of content, making information more accessible and the site more user-friendly than before. Gencat's new "Catalonia" area makes a range of tools permanently available on different pages, such as the weather, traffic conditions and public transport, while statistical information about Catalonia is also provided, with data on topics such as population and the social and economic situation, to help contextualise the information provided and the content of each section.
The website has a top menu which allows users to access different areas to learn about and understand Catalonia via the Get to know, Discover, Visit, Live and work, Study, Investments and business pages. These are the main sections of this channel, which enables users to access gencat's data about Catalonia according to their interests, whether they want to visit the country or live here temporarily or permanently.
Gencat is the Government of Catalonia's portal, which is designed to present Catalonia and provide information and services for the public. This year, as well as this new version of the Catalonia channel, the Services channel has been updated and improved, with the launch of the Virtual Citizen Care Office and the Facilities search engine. These are not the only improvements, however. Recently a section for mobile phone applications and websites has been introduced, the Guide to Catalonia's services have been improved and extended, and the Reports section has been added, with web pages covering subjects of general interest. Portals have also been launched in response to the Government's desire to ensure transparency and equality of opportunity. They include Building Catalonia and Tools against the crisis.
Last year the gencat site received 154 million visits, 12.96º% more than in 2008 and 275.30º% more than in 2005, when renovation of the site began.
Catalonia channel
