We are looking for a bill that creates a more equitable society: minTIC

During the interview with Question Yamid, ICT Minister Sylvia Constain discussed the project presented by the government for creating a large ICT modernization statute.

"The project seeks to modernize the sector of technology and information and to see what has been the evolution of this sector and to adapt the Colombian sector to what it is at the world level" , did he declare.

He also said, "The project seeks to create the necessary conditions for connectivity to reach many people who do not have it yet, and every Colombian must have access to the wealth connectivity brings us."

"Over the last decade, the television and communications sector has come together, and today you can watch TV programs on your phone and see other content that is not listed here. on the TV (…) We have set up these two regulators and we can have a much more modern sector. "

The minister also explained that "the bill guarantees for the first time a minimum amount for public broadcasting on television and radio, and it also obliges the ministry to promote the creation of multiplatform content."

Constain said that "the financing law should not be seen as an isolated element but as part of a package of measures." The bill to modernize the ICT sector is also part of the economic stimulus package. because the more people connected, the more jobs and more wealth. "

"Our commitment to the ICT sector is to help all other sectors grow and become more productive (…) This bill is about creating the conditions for a more equitable society."

"The agency that regulates television and the agency that regulates telecommunications should be one of them, which is recognized in the bill … The project, together with ANTV and the Commission of the regulation of communications, aims to meet a single regulator.

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