The UIS Socorro headquarters was the venue for the Provincial Dialogue on Science, Technology and Innovation, CTeI, a space convened by the Government of Santander, the ICT Secretariat and the School of Economics of the Industrial University of Santander, UIS. The purpose of the meeting was to gather contributions from different sectors for the formulation of the new Public Policy on Science, Technology and Innovation in the department.
The meeting was attended by officials, academics, mayors and representatives from different social spheres, who shared their perspectives on the needs and opportunities of their communities. Josefa Ramoni Perazzi, professor at the School of Economics of the UIS, stressed the importance of these dialogues to learn about the problems and potential of the provinces, allowing the policy to be built based on local reality and not limited to general guidelines: “the inputs collected in this session will contribute to the consolidation of the diagnosis and the development of strategies that strengthen competitiveness, sustainable development and digital transformation in Santander,” said the professor.
Among the main findings, said the project collaborator, several initiatives that could be implemented in the territory were identified, as well as recurring concerns about the availability of resources for their implementation.
This is already the second meeting and it is expected that the next ones will continue to build a public policy that responds to the particularities of the department and promotes regional development.
