Colombia leads the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission
Colombia, a South American country, assumed the presidency of the steering committee of the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL) for the next four years
The Ministry of Information and Communications (TIC) reported that Colombia was appointed as head of the Permanent Executive Committee of the Inter-American Telecommunications Commission (CITEL) for the next four years. “The country will lead the Permanent Steering Committee of this instance for the period 2022-2026.”
The Colombian Ministry of Technology will support the dynamism and transformation of the telecommunications and technology sector in the American States, and will also be responsible for organizing the meeting of the Permanent Executive Committee of CITEL from November 30 to December 2, 2022 in its 40th edition.
Leading CITEL’s digital agenda
The functions of the CITEL secretariat include responding to regional requirements and guidelines before the internal organs of the Organization of American States, as well as maintaining the institution’s operating budget for the fulfillment of its objectives, in addition to to monitor compliance with the 2022-2026 strategic plan, which will be approved in the Assembly.
Carmen Ligia Valderrama Rojas, Minister of ICT, said: “It is an honor that we have as a country, by leading strategic issues that generate consensus in the digital agenda, in which we are committed to a digital present and future for all, which allows us to promote access, use and appropriation of information and communication technologies.”
The CITEL Assembly meets every four years and is considered the main Inter-American Forum on telecommunications, where the most important authorities in the telecommunications sector of the OAS member states participate.
M. Rodríguez
Source: larepublica.com
