Public Policy on Information Technology in Colombia: Bet on the future for the use and ownership of IT in society

Author

Maestre Gongora, Gina Paola

Author_Institution

Ing. de Sist. y Comput., Univ. del Norte, Barranquila, Colombia

fYear

2014

fDate

15-19 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

8

Abstract

Information Technology (IT) is an integral part of modern culture and are the main driver for development and innovation in the economic and social world. The Colombian local context is no stranger to the trend in IT investments, which are strongly led by the government through the Ministry of ICT through provision of infrastructure, policy and some state programs. This paper gives an overview of public policies IT in Colombia and an analysis of the evolution of these policies, presented the national digital ecosystem, strategies and achievements in recent years in implementing the Plan Vive Digital.

Keywords

government policies; information technology; investment; Colombian local context; IT investments; IT ownership; IT use; Ministry of ICT; Plan Vive Digital; economic development; economic innovation; government; information technology; infrastructure provision; national digital ecosystem; policies evolution analysis; public policy; social world; Government; Hardware; Information technology; Internet; Public policy; Software; Technological innovation; Colombia; Information Technology; Public Policy; impact; innovation; investment;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computing Conference (CLEI), 2014 XL Latin American

Conference_Location

Montevideo

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEI.2014.6965109

Filename

6965109