< strong > The 36th regular meeting of CERLALC < / strong > began in Panama
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Panama holds the thirty-sixth regular meeting of the Board of the Regional Centre for the Advancement of Book in Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLALC), an intergovernmental body that has been promoting reading, writing, libraries and copyright for more than half a century.
The inaugural day was chaired by the Minister of Culture (MiCultura), Giselle González Villarrué, who stated that the aim of this meeting was to "consolidate cultural mobility through the promotion of reading and book in our countries."
The incumbent of MiCultura referred to the National Meetings of Literature, the Writer Training Program (PROFE) and the 300 Reading Centres under the Colmena Plan that also includes indigenous communities.
González Villarrué outlined MiCultura's contribution to the publishing field, through the Editorial Mariano Arosemena, production of the International Book Fairs and the National Reading Plan and also referred to the implementation of the National Policy for disseminating the book and regular training about copyright and how important his works have been registered.
Minister González Villarrué expressed his gratitude for CERLALC's support for the initiatives of the Creativity Workshops at the Aula and for the technical assistance that the body has been providing to the implementation of the Treaty of Marrakech, of which Panama is one of the signatories.
He advanced related issues about conduct of a study requested by Panama, Malawi and Sierra Leone with respect to the figure of "Public Loan Loan," a tool that will allow public policies related to copyright and related rights.
According to CERLALC's management, this meeting expects to address the different challenges and opportunities that have been faced by countries of the region and public policies with three challenges: creation, display and training and gender equality, inclusion, cultural diversity and decentralization,
Andres Ossa, director of CERLALC, advanced that one of the points of his statement to be signed at this meeting "is the issue of an ethical framework for the good use of artificial intelligence in cultural creative industries with an emphasis on the issue of copyright and the book."
He emphasized that "Panama is leading this process that Panamanians have taken up the flag and are pioneers at the start of this so important discussion of this new technology that will change our way of educating ourselves, acquiring culture and understanding the world."
