International Informatics Fair and Convention kicks off in Cuba

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International Informatics Fair and Convention kicks off in Cuba

STORY: International Informatics Fair and Convention kicks off in Cuba DATELINE: March 23, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:55 LOCATION: Havana CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the convention 2. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): MAYRA AREVICH, Cuban Minister of Communications STORYLINE: The annual International Informatics Fair and Convention kicked off Monday in Havana, Cuba, as part of the national government's effort to make progress in terms of informatics' role in society. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, as well as the representative of the International Union of Telecommunications for Central America, Miguel Alcaine, attended the opening ceremony. Meanwhile, Cuban Minister of Communications Mayra Arevich referred to the development of a tech-savvy government in order to make public administration work more efficiently, as well as to encourage a more seamless interaction between public servants and the citizenry. SOUNDBITE (Spanish): MAYRA AREVICH, Cuban Minister of Communications "Both the informatics and the COV

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