IfG.CC -
Institute for eGovernment

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC) and the Cuban Ministry for Communications held an online training course: “Designing and developing big data systems” for Cuba. It was officially opened at Hanoi and La Habana. The training course took place within a week with the coordination of the Embassy of Cuba in Vietnam and two of Vietnam’s leading ICT groups: VNPT and Viettel.

According to a press release, the objective of the course was to provide advanced knowledge about big data such as analysing, designing, and developing big data systems for IT application and e-government development in regulatory agencies.

The adoption and implementation of a policy for the computerization of the Cuban society marked the life of the country in the past year, assured in this capital vice-titular Wilfredo González, of the Ministry of Communications (MINCOM).

In dialog with the Cubahoy portal of the social network Youtube, the deputy minister reiterated that there is no limitation from the political point of view for the access of Cubans to the Internet, and if a country will continue to move forward in this process.

Members of the Union of Cuba (UIC) in the province of Camagüey develop projects that contribute to the modality of e-government, one of the main goals of the strategy of computerization in the territory.

Designed to facilitate the process of the population, initiatives will be complementary to the first stage of the expansion of access to information and communication technologies (ICT), which in Camagüey initially focused toward the culture and recreation.

How can we “participate in the construction of public policies” if they are not published? Are they secret?

The electronic city, the intelligent city! Have we reached the future? We thus witness with amazement the increasing computerization of life in the cities. They are filling up with all kinds of sensors, GPS, cameras, which allow the public administration to monitor traffic, traffic lights, pollution, accidents, procedures, transactions…and also the citizens. These, in addition, carry their “smart” phone that makes it possible to know in real time where we are, when buses, trains, taxis arrive…we have access to infinite information, we communicate with everyone and enjoy e-commerce, e-banking, e-government….

The European Union (EU) and the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana (OHCH) are promoting a project to implement a smart city model in the Cuban capital, said Nelys García, director of the Office of the Historian of the City of Havana.

Invited to participate in the civil society forum "EU-Latin America and the Caribbean, partners for change", which will end this Friday, the director of International Cooperation of the Office commented that the event represents a space to address bi-regional collaboration initiatives.

Since Wednesday, the event brings to the table discussions on important issues such as the computerization of Cuban society as a guarantee of welfare and sustainable development for the nation.

Attractive business and exchange opportunities have been identified by the directors of the local Parque Científico Tecnológico de Matanzas (PCTM), as part of the sessions held at the XIII International University Congress 2022 event, and as a way of shortening the distance between the university and the business sector.

Constituted as a Mercantile Company, the high-tech institution from Matanzas city, develops as its mega project, the conversion of the Varadero resort into a digital city as part of the necessary and innovative transition towards the Smart City; where they are managed and even programmed through the use of artificial intelligence and the related services and processes of that territory.

The government of Cuba has announced plans to take the whole country open source as soon as possible.

Communications Minister Ramiro Valdés announced the plan at a conference in Havana, and said that Microsoft had cooperated with government agencies and intelligence services in the past.

Kuba will künftig voll auf Linux setzen. Der karibische Inselstaat will seine Verwaltung von Windows komplett auf Linux umstellen, schreibt das in Kuba erscheinende linientreue Blatt Juventud Rebelde, die Zeitung der Jugend der Kommunistischen Partei Kubas.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel ratified Monday e-government as a priority for strengthening ties with the population and boosting Cuba''s socioeconomic development.

The President, speaking at the National Assembly of People's Power's Service Attention Commission, stressed that this kind of management represents a key component of society's computerization, along with electronic commerce.

Local media reported that Cuban authorities'' interests and strategies are aimed at develcarrying out to develop e-commerce in the country as a fundamental element for the immediate future.

Cubadebate is one of the website that reflects such a decision and its potentialities, especially in the face of new economic methods in Cuba.

The digital transformation in Cuba is a government pillar aimed at increasing popular participation and interaction between citizens and the government, an authorized source said here.

According to Cuban deputy prime minister, José Luis Perdomo, the process is based on the integration of what has been done to date in terms of computerization, and in order to strengthen the services provided by companies, government entities and the public administration, among other instances.

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said that Havana should be at the forefront of computerization in the country, local media reported today.

Speaking in the meeting for the Havana support program, the Cuban president specified two pivotal development areas: E-Government and E-Commerce.

At the meeting, where Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and the President of the National Assembly of People's Power, Esteban Lazo, were also present, it was learned that in the first quarter of 2021 the new version of the Citizen's Portal of the capital must come out.

Kuba, eine der letzten bestehenden sozialistischen Volkswirtschaften, will seine Regierungsrechner schrittweise auf das freie Betriebssystem Linux umstellen und Microsoft den Rücken kehren.

Die letzte kommunistische Bastion beider Amerikas macht ihrer 'glorreichen Geschichte' alle Ehre: nach revolutionärem Beschluss der Regierung unter Fidel Castro wird Windows abgeschafft.

Anlässlich einer Technologie-Konferenz in Havanna, zu der Richard Stallman als Redner eingeladen war, bestätigten mehrere Minister der kubanischen Regierung die geplante Abkehr von Microsoft. Microsoft gilt in Kuba als Vertreter der verhassten Regierung der USA, die mit dem seit 1960 bestehenden Wirtschaftsembargo dem Land beträchtlichen Schaden zugefügt hat.