Amig @ s ,
I leave this interesting Gonzalo Morelis reflection on the need for a Ministry of Information Technology and Communication (ICT) for Venezuela, which were dealt with in our blog: http://observatoriosocialticvenezuela.blogspot.com/2007/07/para-cundo-en-venezuela.html
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Submitted by on Tue, 20/02/2007 - 16:09. Gonzalo Morelis therefore believe that the new Ministry of Telecommunications and Information and the Science and Information Technology and must act together in many aspects related to ICT and that is why I insist and why not a Ministry of ICT ? Now that little by little we know the entities that make up the new body as CONATEL CNTI, Ipostel, network TV, which are setting up a comprehensive concept, nearly round, beyond some theoretical reflections.
Thus, the political vision that you outlined in taking office, it makes me feel hopeful, for example, with the future of electronic government, to become a supportive element in search of a Participatory Democracy and Democratic, as is it puts forward the policy definition developed by the president at Fort Tiuna in December 2005 as well as those expressed on 15 December of the year just ended, which outlined the new geometry of power in search of the XXI century Venezuelan socialism.
So far, the e-government of Venezuela has been an element that has stimulated little public participation, no interactivity with the user generates or responds to requests made to it. Almost any ministry, if any, answers to questions, complaints or requirement via e-mail will do, beginning with the page Alo Presidente, often culling the mail, without even reading them. No minister has his email available to users. There is only an email the webmaster or lower-ranking officials, whether solving skills, which usually never answer. I make these statements from their own and shared experiences and research in the area.
This lack of "digital culture" in the e-gov Venezuela must be confronted, to exploit the potential of ICT to encourage participation, build citizenship and foster empowerment men and women who daily construct the new country.
As for Internet access centers, according to the latest data CONATEL for the third quarter of 2006, there are over 2500 in the country. Unprecedented in Latin America and care and not in the world, however, such access will not be reflected in our statistics of connectivity, there appear only paid subscription. Therefore I say that our access is higher than 18%. Hence, to improve and make transparent our ICT indicators for other emergency, which would allow us to improve our HDI and make our smallest digital divide which of course is an expression of the social divide. An example: the Infocentre in 2005 generated a 4% of the country's connectivity, that the CBIT without having access to the Internet, Nudetel, the Alma Mater Project. Cyber \u200b\u200bcafes Not to mention, that it would for a separate letter. His presence in this new ministry, it should also raise awareness among decision makers of the importance for example: the gender perspective in public policies associated with ICT in our country. While in others there has been progress in Venezuela is absent. also confident that Venezuela starts to have a presence "active" in international fora related not only to telecommunications, but with ICT. They run tourist trips of officials to these events. Of course, I recognize that it also takes an active civil society and participatory. In Colombia, for example, I remember the Minister of Information and Communications, met with academics and civil sectors to outline the position of that country in the Second Summit of the Information Society. Here in the country was almost impossible to get the official position. As a simple fact: in the first Summit of the Information Society in Geneva, the country, "shipment" to a character whose name is not worth remembering, with a plagiarized paper to this writer. For the second Summit, held a "document" full of good intentions and .... Common places almost no diffusion.
I comment the other countries participating in similar events, usually Venezuelans / as not attending debates and usually arrive near the end ... filled with many bags full of shopping. Official Tourism callers.
me conclude by referring to the Act Infogobierno. That law was consulted with the country, however, very few of the observations were taken into account, in particular relating to the name and the lack of political vision, social and communication to a law of this size should have. Finally
Mr. Minister, I have confidence in you and your management. There are many things that this ministry can help the country will fly, not to an Information Society, phagocytosed by the market, but to an inclusive knowledge society in search of the XXI century socialism.
* Journalist, Professor University
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