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The event, organized by Fundación Chile and the National Science Foundation, will be held on May 3 from 8:30 to 18:00 hrs. (GMT -3) and will feature presentations from the Minister for Broadband, Communications and Digital Economy in Australia, Stephen Conroy, and the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications of Chile, Pedro Pablo Errazuriz.

Activa_ChileDigital society - challenges and benefits, Reconstruction of Japan: The Digital Opportunity, Optical Infrastructure for science and education and The economic challenge of a national fiber optic network are among the topics to be discussed during the International Conference Active Chile 2011: Advanced connectivity for a Digital Society, which will be held on May 3 from 8:30 to 18:00 hours (GMT -3) at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Santiago.

The inauguration of the event will be in charge of the Finance Minister of Chile, Juan Andrés Fontaine and program will include the participations of remarkable panelists from all around the world including the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy of Australia and Stephen Conroy the President of the National University Network Corporation (REUNA), José Palacios.

The meeting is also supported by the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research, CONICYT, the Center for Mathematical Modeling, CMM, from the University of Chile, the National Innovation Council, CNIC, the Sub secretary of Telecommunications, Subtel, País Digital Foundation, Network of High Management of the Development University, REUNA and the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Aura.

For more information, visit: http://www.fundacionchile.com/que-esta-pasando/activa-chile-2011-conectividad-avanzada-para-una-sociedad-digital/