El Gobierno le habla a la Patria: Embajadas con una misión
Embassies with a mission. Selling the Colombia brand. Let's begin. President Abelardo de la Espriella is turning Colombia's international presence into a tool to attract investment, technology, knowledge, cooperation, and resources. Colombia has talent, science, and enormous opportunities. And the world needs to know about them. Therefore, the Ministry of Science and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs agreed to put part of our diplomatic network at the service of science, technology and innovation. What does it consist of? Connecting Colombia with universities, companies, research centers, cooperation agencies, and scientists around the world. The logic is simple. If we have talent, we have to show it. If we have projects that need funding, we need to connect them with those who can support them. And if there is technology and knowledge that can help us grow, we have to bring them to Colombia. To achieve this, the plan is to activate up to 10 science diplomacy nodes in strategic missions abroad and seek international opportunities for cooperation and co-financing for research, development and innovation projects. In addition, Colombia has another huge asset. Our scientists around the world. The strategy will connect Colombian researchers residing in other countries with universities, companies, research centers and national strategic projects . All of this will have an initial 100-day roadmap. And there is something fundamental. We are not creating a bureaucratic structure from scratch. We are going to take advantage of the capabilities that Colombia already has and put them to work producing results. Because selling Colombia to the world requires management, efficiency, and results. That an embassy opens an opportunity. May an international relationship bring cooperation. May our talent attract knowledge, and may our capabilities attract resources and technology. Colombia has so much to offer the world. And we're already working to make sure the world knows. This is also how a country is built. Every day closer to the miraculous homeland.