Colombia is rapidly advancing in the technological landscape, fueling its leadership in artificial intelligence, which is currently driving not only the digital economy but also encompassing talent development and expanding connectivity to remote communities.

The country’s progress in the digital economy has led to the training of professionals, enabling the ICT sector to contribute approximately $58 trillion to the national GDP, equivalent to 3.5 % of added value, and generate around 370,000 jobs.

It is a fact that the application of this technology has an impact on people’s daily lives. The result is “more connected homes, more students with access to technology, and more professionals trained in strategic areas such as AI, data analytics, and cybersecurity.”

According to recent data, between 2022 and 2025, internet access in homes grew by 3.6 %, from 59.5 % to 73.9 %, especially in rural areas, “where connectivity exceeded 50 % for the first time, reducing historical gaps.”

Connectivity also increased in the government sector, where the country surpassed its goal of training one million people in digital skills. In this regard, the metrics reflect that today 1,020,181 Colombians have the technological skills to find employment or start their own businesses. Additionally, 156,546 computers have been distributed, and more than 19,500 rural schools are connected throughout the country.

The South American nation “ranks fourth in the Latin American AI Index and has opened Latin America’s first Faculty of Artificial Intelligence, with new campuses under development.”

In parallel with developments in the aforementioned areas, $64.5 billion has been invested in digital security, enabling the management of 82,000 vulnerabilities and the closure of 37,000 critical gaps.

M.Pino

Source: publimetro

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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

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