September 5, 2024 Signing of Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Information and Communications Technology between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications of the Republic of Colombia

 The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) signed a renewal of the Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) in the field of information and communications technology with the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MinTIC) of the Republic of Colombia on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 (Colombia Time) in Cartagena.

1. Background to the MOC

 In 2015, the MIC and the MinTIC of the Republic of Colombia signed a “Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of ICT” to promote cooperation in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) and facilitate project formation between the two countries.
 In consideration of international trends and the interests of both countries, a signing ceremony was held on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 to renew the MOC, taking the opportunity at ANDICOM 2024, in which Japan participated as a special guest country.

2. Outline of the MOC

 In the previous MOC, the areas of cooperation were broadband network development, cybersecurity, smart cities, etc., while in the new MOC, the following areas have been added in light of international trends and the interests of both countries:

• AI including cooperation to promote governance such as Hiroshima AI Process
• Open, secure and resilient digital infrastructure such as the 5th generation of mobile communication system (5G) based on the diversification of vendors
• Measures to counter disinformation and misinformation
• Startup support and human resource development in the ICT field

etc.

(Signed by:)
MIC: IMAGAWA Takuo, Vice-Minister for Policy Coordination (International Affairs)
MinTIC of Colombia: Oscar Mauricio Lizcano Arango, Minister of Information Technologies and Communications

3. Future direction

 Based on the updated MOC, the MIC will further promote cooperation between the two countries in the field of ICT.