Computing in Transition: The Origins of Barcelona´s School of Informatics, 1976-1984

Author

Fornes, Jordi ; Herran, Nestor

Author_Institution

CEHIC, Univ. Politec. de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

36

Issue

1

fYear

2014

fDate

Jan.-Mar. 2014

Firstpage

18

Lastpage

29

Abstract

This article analyses the establishment of the first computer science university degrees in Catalonia in 1976 in a context of political transition to democracy in Spain. Based on an oral history project and the examination of the school´s archives, the authors show that the development of Barcelona´ School of Informatics was the result of policymaking a powerful association of informatics technicians that pushed the government and academy for formal studies inside the university.

Keywords

computer science education; educational institutions; further education; Barcelona School of Informatics; Catalonia; Spain; computer science university degrees; formal studies; informatics technicians; oral history project; political transition; school archives; Data processing; History; Informatics; Information processing; Information systems; Spain; Asociación de Técnicos en Informática; Barcelona´s School of Informatics; Facultad de Informática de Barcelona; Spanish computing; history of computer science; history of computing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1058-6180

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAHC.2013.43

Filename

6671580