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GORE La Libertad and the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), within the framework of World Telecommunication Day, today signed an important inter-institutional support agreement, in order to provide technical assistance and training in telecommunications, which will result in better connectivity for the benefit of the population of Liberta.
The treaty was signed by the Minister of Transport and Communications, Raul Perez Reyes, and the regional governor of La Libertad, Cesar Acuña. It was at the government palace within the framework of the IV Regional Council of State, which brought together all the regional governors of Peru, with the presence of Prime Minister Augusto Adrianzén and President Dina Boluarte.
The Libertine authority declared that the agreement allows the establishment of guidelines for the development of capacity-building actions for GORE La Libertad, with respect to the transferred functions, in the field of telecommunications, within the framework of decentralization.
He added that the verification and follow-up actions of the actions to be carried out will be in charge of the MTC, with regard to the execution of the resources assigned to the GORE La Libertad and also to the regional governments of Apurimac, Ucayali, Tumbes, Pasco, Puno, Ica, Arequipa and Ancash, which signed similar agreements.
Acuña Peralta, after the signing of the agreement, welcomed the initiatives of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) to bring Internet to health centers, educational institutions and police stations through the broadband projects of the National Telecommunications Program (PRONATEL).
He said that his administration, from the beginning, has focused its efforts on implementing telecommunications programs, in order to quickly provide basic and essential services to the population, especially to people living in the most remote areas of the region. Even GORE launched the Telemedicine program last year, he said.
The regional governor said that the agreement is a mutual effort between GORE La Libertad and the MTC that will allow connectivity to be at the service of more Liberteños and in this way modern technology with the internet will be extended with quality and efficiency.
COMMITMENTS
The MTC is committed to providing training and technical assistance through the participation of its specialists, in person and/or virtually, to the authorities, officials and technical specialists of GORE La Libertad, in accordance with the provisions of the Training Plan, which will be formulated to support this purpose.
For its part, GORE La Libertad will appoint, facilitate and guarantee the participation of authorities, officials and technical specialists in the training activities programmed with the MTC, as well as ensure the permanence and participation of GORE personnel with a profile appropriate to the development of decentralized functions, in training and technical assistance actions. for a minimum period of 2 years, in order to ensure the transmission of training.
MINISTER SPEAKS
Minister Raul Perez highlighted that thanks to the award of the bands for 4G mobile services, the investment commitment of more than 600 million dollars from the private sector was achieved. He added that, by October 2024, 3282 rural localities will enjoy 4G and that, in addition, under the commitment of canon for 2024 coverage, there will be 425 new localities in 22 regions that will have Internet for the first time, benefiting more than 68,000 people.
"The agreement is a collaborative effort that will allow us to reach more Peruvians and ensure that the benefits of connectivity and technology are extended to the entire country," said the Minister of Transport and Communications.
