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Discussion
Forum for "Proyecto Pais":
Bolivia in the Information Society,
Challenges and Opportunities
Cochabamba, Bolivia
October 10-11, 2002
Organizers:
Vice-President of the Republic, Ministry of Economic Development,
Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health, Ministry of Sustainable
Development, Corporacion Andina de Fomento (CAF), FUNDATIC,
Motorola, and the Iberoamerican Science and Technology Education
Consortium (ISTEC)
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Antecedents |
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| A. |
Article
2 of the Supreme Decree No. 26553 |
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(NATIONAL
PRIORITY). Utilizing and taking advantage of New Information
Communication Technologies (NITC) is hereby deemed a State
Policy and a priority of national interest as a means
to acquire and generate knowledge that serves to meet
the Estrategia Boliviana para la Reducción
de la Pobreza (the Bolivian Strategy for Poverty
Reduction) and as a means to insert Bolivia into the New
Information Society. |
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| B. |
Article
3 of the Supreme Decree No. 26553 |
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(EXECUTIVE
BODY). The Agencia para el Desarrollo de la Sociedad
de la Información en Bolivia (Agency for the
Development of the Bolivian Information Society), whose
acronym will be ADSIB, is created as a decentralized entity
under the Vice-President of the Republic with independent
funding, administration, and technical capacity, subject
to Law No, 1178-SAFCO. The functions of ADSIB are developed
within the infrastructure of the Vice-presidency of the
Republic. |
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ISTEC
Initiative- Los Libertadores: “IT Challenge” |
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The
“IT Challenges” were developed as an ISTEC
Initiative to create discussion forums that allow governments,
educational institutions, the private sector, NGOs, multilateral
organizations, and multinational institutions, to serve
as promoters of economic, social, and cultural development
and to identify, analyze, and advocate for science and
technology policies and investment in the Iberoamerican
region. |
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| II. |
Event
Objectives |
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This event’s primary objective is to establish a permanent
discussion forum, in real time, regarding the “Proyecto
País: Bolivia-Digital (e-Bolivia) en la Sociedad de La
Información, Desafíos y Oportunidades” (Proyecto
Pais: Digital Bolivia (e-Bolivia) in the Information Society,
Challenges and Opportunities”). This discussion will aim
to identify replicable projects, with scale-up potential, that
are economically viable and sustainable in different design
and implementation stages at the community, municipal, and departmental
level. The projects will function equally well in national,
regional, and global environments that can contribute to e-Bolivia.
The e-Bolivia project will be inclusive and participatory, based
on strategic alliances (industrial, educational institutions,
international organizations, NGOs, and governments) and open
to society and its institutions, and will operate with transparency,
effectiveness, and efficiency, allowing for an increase in the
competitive productivity of the country. |
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| III. |
Areas
of Competency |
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Access
and Connectivity |
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E-negotiation:
transparency, efficiency, and effectiveness. |
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E-educación:
on-site and distant (creation of a |
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national
web of telecenters dedicated to the education and diffusion
of digital information) |
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- Elementary
and High School
- University
(undergraduate)
- Graduate
- Professional
upgrading
- Technical
capacity-building
- Professors
and educators
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Geographical-Spatial
e-information utilized for: |
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digital
control of national territories, such as: roads, erosion,
deforestation, precise agriculture, national parks, urban
catastrophes, high voltage networks, petroleum infrastructure,
etc. |
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- Geographic
Information Systems
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Virtual
Libraries |
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- Access
to existing international contents
- Creation
of national contents
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Services
for creativity and innovation |
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- Access
to research and development funding
- Access
to venture capital
- Protection
of intellectual property
- Technical
assistance for researchers and entrepreneurs
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Telemedicine |
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- Access
to medical information (preventive medicine)
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Offering medical services at a distance
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