“INTERMUNICIPIA 2007” It is a congress destined for all the actors of the local world: political, investigative, educational university and technical charges of different specialities and people interested in thinking and contributing experiences that light positive solutions to the daily problems of the municipalismo.

The evolution that the municipal institutions have suffered along his history, has derived, at present, in the assumption of new competitions so much of political and organizational as administrative character, and it for a simple reason, the evident efficiency that supposes the proximity to the citizen.

These new requirements in the local plane, he carries the performance for the municipalities of a new role as dynamic governments that they have to lead, to stimulate, to control, to coordinate and to execute plans and projects instead of being only lending of service, which forces to look for structural technologies and of management current and capable of carrying out a few functions that are going to focus so much on the economic progress of his territory as to facilitating the solution of the problems of his citizens in his day after day.

At the same time it implies that the fulfillment of a series of ethical and solidary commitments with all the sectors of the society without exclusions, tolerantly and favoring always a human development based on an environment of sustainability.

We must be capable of imagining a future in which the municipalities develop fullly his competitions with real efficiency, efficiency and efficiency always depending on the current needs and in benefit of the well-being of the citizens.

In “INTERMUNICIPIA 2007” want to approach the most white hot topics of the Local Administration across four backbones that will open a wide debate on the most significant details of the local municipal agenda:

• Municipality association and The Arrangement of the Territory in Europe and Latin America.
• The Cooperation to the Development from the Local concept: The Role of the Municipality in the struggle against the poverty.
• The Management of Public Funds in the Local Administration.
• The New Technologies and the Development of The Local Administrations of Europe and Latin America.

With the opinions spilt by the referees and participants in "INTERMUNICIPIA 2007" is tried to obtain solutions that could serve as models the political and technical representatives in the implementation of actions for the economic sustainable and human development of his municipalities.

From form parallel to " INTERMUNICIPIA 2007 " it is celebrated " IV Forum of Local Administration ", with the aim to assemble and exchange opinions and debates between different experts of the world local and centred on The Management of Public funds in the Local Administration and a Meeting union and Groups of Local Action to analyze the achievements reached by these Entities in the development of Extremadura.

The Local Administration performs responsible for his future, and as Víctor Hugo would say: " The future has many names. For the weak persons it is the unattainable thing. For the fearful ones, the unknown thing. For the brave ones it is the opportunity. ". We must take advantage of the opportunities that us they present and construct the best possible future for our peoples, which definitively are our citizens.