Bridging Cuba’s Communication Divide: Empowering Cubans through Access to New Media & Technology
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Bridging Cuba’s Communication Divide: Empowering Cubans through Access to New Media & Technology
Cuba stands out as one of the most underdeveloped countries in the hemisphere in terms of information and communications technologies. Yet social media and new technologies have great potential for empowering the people of Cuba and bridging the communications gap with the United States and the rest of the world.
On July 15, the Cuba Study Group, in collaboration with the Latin America Initiative at Brookings and the Council of the Americas, released a unique and comprehensive set of policy recommendations aimed at reformulating U.S. approaches to facilitating communications on and with the island nation. The recommendations are the product of several months of intensive review, involving representatives from the business community and civil society, as well as information technology and telecommunications experts. Panelists discussed the report’s recommendations, as well as current U.S. telecommunications policies toward Cuba, and suggest policy revisions to enhance the Cuban people’s access to information, technology and communications tools.
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Bridging Cuba’s Communication Divide: Empowering Cubans through Access to New Media & Technology
Despite being among the most underdeveloped countries in the Western Hemisphere, Cuba has the potential to open communications with the world using social media and new technologies. On July 15, the Cuba Study Group, in collaboration with the Latin America Initiative at Brookings and the Council of the Americas, released policy recommendations aimed at reformulating U.S. approaches to facilitating communications on and with the island nation.
Carlos Saladrigas
Chairman
Christopher Sabatini
Senior Director of Policy, Americas Society/Council of the Americas
Ted Piccone
Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Strobe Talbott Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
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