This premise constitutes an essential step for the integral development of the country for the new Info-communication technologies cannot be relegated
SANTA CLARA. - If we really want to have a prosperous and sustainable socialism we should not delay the informatization of the society, an essential step for the integral development of the country, assured PhD. Rafael Bello Pérez, Director of the Center for Informatics Studies, of the Central University Marta Abreu in Las Villas.
Bello, who participated from Santa Clara in the First National Workshop of Informatization and Cybersecurity, declared to Granma that is not possible to move forward in the present-day world if we leave aside the new Info-communications technologies, which have to do with all the economic, politic and social processes of a nation.
“To succeed in this objective Cuba has the essential, the human resources formed by the Revolution in more than 50 years, which allows facing any challenges in this field “, assured the experienced specialist, who added that we cannot be naïve and, along with the development we have to worry also about the computer security.
Internet is kind of a battle field, where whoever takes possession with more intelligence, wisdom and responsibility will obtain the best dividends, said Rafael, who assessed the Workshop as positive and also said there should be a follow-up and the biggest amount of opinions should be heard.
For his part, Ricardo Jiménez López, computer teacher in the Special School Rolando Pérez Quintosa, of Santa Clara, who also is participating in this event, recognized that the ordinary citizens are those who could benefit the most with the informatization, taking into account the huge amount of bureaucratic procedures that could be eradicated and the improvements certain services could undergo.
As a teacher, he also reflected how education may be favored with these changes, which would be for the best, because you cannot turn your back on development, he said.