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Reducing the digital divide and promoting digital transformation in the Americas.
The Executive Secretariat of CITEL promotes key recommendations to strengthen digital transformation, cybersecurity, and disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence in the OAS Member States. Through its technical assistance, it supports the implementation of Resolution AG/RES. 2966 (LI-O/21) to expand Telecommunications/ICT in rural and underserved areas, and promotes regulatory improvements aligned with Recommendation CP/RES. 1288 (2554/25).
These initiatives aim to reduce the digital divide and modernize regulatory frameworks through roadmaps, observatories, and strategies that strengthen public policies.
States with Technical Assistance
The CITEL Secretariat successfully completed the technical assistance for Ecuador, and the processes for Dominican Republic, Panama, Paraguay, Colombia, and Bolivia are currently underway. Efforts are also being made to implement similar assistance in other OAS Member States.
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Roadmap
Approved and implemented
Recommendations Report Roadmap Legal Framework RecommendationsImplementation
Implementation Infographic Roadmap Execution – MINTEL Organic Law for Digital and Audiovisual Transformation (LOTDA) – MINTEL Digital Transformation of Ecuador – MINTEL Simplification of Procedures – MINTEL Public Telecommunications Policy – MINTEL Technical Regulation for the Use of Radio Spectrum Frequencies in Television White Spaces – ARCOTEL Regulations on Fees for Use of Radio Spectrum – ARCOTEL
Roadmap
Approved and in the process of implementation
Roadmap Report Readiness Level of Current Legal Framework Roadmap Implementation GuideManagement Observatory
Observatory Report (Available only in Spanish) Monitoring Instruments (Available only in Spanish)
Roadmap
Approved and successfully completed
Roadmap Report Readiness Level of Current Legal Framework Roadmap Implementation GuideManagement Observatory
Observatory Report Monitoring Instruments
Roadmap
Approved and in the process of implementation
Roadmap Readiness Level of Current Legal Framework Implementation GuideManagement Observatory
Observatory Report (Available only in Spanish) Monitoring Instruments (Available only in Spanish)
Project Status
Research phase in progress
Main Objectives
The 21 strategic guidelines aim to ensure connectivity and the development of Telecommunications/ICT in underserved areas.
REGULATORY IMPROVEMENT
The resolution CP/RES. 1288 (2554/25) ,approved by the Permanent Council of the OAS on June 18, 2025, establishes key recommendations to strengthen regulatory improvement in the telecommunications sector, with the aim of directly benefiting users. These recommendations promote practices such as regulatory simplification, the use of emerging technologies, regulatory transparency, and the implementation of innovative models such as sandboxes. Within this framework, the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission (CITEL) will begin a process of technical support to assist Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Panama in adopting and implementing these best practices. This support will also be available to other Member States upon request, in order to foster a more efficient, inclusive, and digitally-adapted regulatory environment in the region.
GRANTS
We work continuously to promote digital transformation in member countries through diagnostics based on qualitative research, with a focus on cybersecurity, data protection, and the responsible use of disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence, ensuring a positive impact on populations. Our goal is to maximize the benefits of these technologies in a safe and accessible way for everyone. To achieve this, we have strengthened our resource mobilization strategy, using qualitative research to generate significant impact. As a result, we have achieved the following milestones:
ISOC FOUNDATION: SCILLS
Connecting Unconnected Communities: Implementing Community Networks Utilizing IMT Spectrum.
ISOC FOUNDATION: SCILLS
Connecting Unconnected Communities: Implementing Community Networks Utilizing IMT Spectrum.
ISOC FOUNDATION: RESILIENCE
Emergency Systems and Community Networks.
ISOC FOUNDATION: RESILIENCE
Emergency Systems and Community Networks.
EUROPEAN UNION
Development of Community Networks (10 networks) and roadmap AG/RES. 2966 (LI-O/21) — Initiatives for the Expansion of Telecommunications/ICT in rural and underserved or insufficiently served areas.
ISOC FOUNDATION: SCILLS
Development of Community Networks (10 networks) and roadmap AG/RES. 2966 (LI-O/21)
ISOC FOUNDATION: RESILIENCE CONNECTED WOMAN
Emergency systems for women's community networks and training in native languages in the Chaco region.
ISOC FOUNDATION: RESILIENCIA
Emergency systems for women's community networks in the Chaco.