The ICT Ministry, Ministry of Culture and the National Indigenous Organization of Colombia (ONIC) will conduct the first national meeting that seeks to identify various themes, components and mechanisms for concerted construction of an information policy and communication for the indigenous people who make visible cultural diversity and access to media and new technologies. The meeting will take place between 22 and 24 August in the Andes Plaza Hotel Bogota.

The roundtable discussion will be a space for dialogue, reflection and exchange, and with the participation of indigenous authorities, leaders of indigenous communication processes, representatives of public, academic and media experts.

In this meeting will participate Indian officials and leaders of the community of Ingá, Nasa, Totoró, Wayuu, Embera, Kankuamo, Misako, kamentsá, AWA and Arhuaco, among others. There will be also representatives of indigenous communication experiences across the country, such as the deployment of communication of ACIN (Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca) Zhigoneshi Communications Center (from the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta), Wayuu Women Force Center AMCIC (Association of Indian media del Cauca), Kankuamo TV and several stations Indians.

Together with the indigenous representatives the meeting will bring together various public officials, specialists on the subject as Germán Rey (Director of ATICO Center, Universidad Javeriana), Omar Rincón (Director CEPER, Universidad de Los Andes), Pablo Mora (radio producer ), Germán Muñoz (teacher in the University of the district), Jair Vega (researcher and university professor), among others, and three international guests: Fernando Lopez (ALER, Ecuador), Matthias Melilla (Argentina) and Edgar Davila Navarro (Bolivia).

(Source: MINTIC – Colombia)