Modernizing the communications hub for the cubarte network


Where
Cuba
When
2020
Who
The ministry of culture, the computer center for culture cubarte
Website of the policy/measure
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Description of the policy/measure

Servers provide hosting services for portals and websites belonging to the entire network of institutions attached to the ministry of culture, to writers and artists, as well as to the civil society organizations. it connects the development of websites and applications for the purpose of improving the connectivity infrastructure in order to improve all the processes of computerizing the cultural system, its commercial services through the creation of virtual shopping, the online transmission and optimal access to digital content. it will also contribute to increasing the efficiency and efficacy of promoting and making available the information coming from public institutions, supporting the activities of artists, writers and cultural professionals, at the same time as it facilitates access to prioritized areas such as arts education and community work. it makes it possible to offer a variety of cultural content to the population and to the world, relating to the cuban cultural system.

Results achieved

Enhanced quality and connectivity to the internet. creation of its own channel within the cultural system that backs up streaming of cultural content.

Evaluation of the policy/measure

Creation of the hub is a fundamental support for making use of the capacities of internet communication, on behalf of the visibility of cuban culture on national and international levels. it is a challenge for cuba to attain the scope and quality of connectivity due to the economic conditions being imposed by coercive measures unilaterally imposed by the united states of america.