Ministry for the Information and Communications Technologies ( es, Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones, abbreviated ''MinTIC''), is the
national executive ministry of the
Government of Colombia
The Government of Colombia is a republic with separation of powers into executive, judicial and legislative branches.
Its legislature has a congress,
its judiciary has a supreme court, and
its executive branch has a president.
The citiz ...
responsible for overseeing the
information and communication technologies,
telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information by various types of technologies over wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems. It has its origin in the desire of humans for communication over a distance greater than that fe ...
s and
broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio or video content to a dispersed audience via any electronic mass communications medium, but typically one using the electromagnetic spectrum ( radio waves), in a one-to-many model. Broadcasting beg ...
industries in Colombia.
History
Former Ministry of Telecommunications, adopted its new name by decree 1341 of 2009.
The current Minister is Sylvia Constaín, appointed by Colombia's president
Ivan Duque.
References
Communications in Colombia
Ministries established in 2009
Communications ministries
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