The 13th edition of the Latin American and Caribbean Internet Governance Forum (LACIGF) will take place in Córdoba, Argentina. This
event, which brings together the community interested in Internet governance, will be held on November 5 and 6, 2025, at the Catholic University of Córdoba – Juan Carlos Scannone S.J. Center Building (Obispo Trejo 323, Córdoba). Alexia Halvorsen and María Emilia Echeveste will attend on behalf of Fundación Vía Libre.
The LACIGF is a regional process that seeks to provide meeting spaces for actors from different sectors of the Internet ecosystem and digital policies to discuss each year and, as far as possible, establish agreements on the most relevant issues for the region.
On Thursday, November 6, at 4:00 p.m., María Emilia Echeveste will be a panelist in the plenary session entitled “Local and contextual artificial intelligence: alternatives for sustainable digital economies” in ROOM 1. The session seeks to explore how Latin America and the Caribbean can position themselves in the digital economy through the development of technologies that can respond to regional problems and needs. The case of artificial intelligence (AI) will be discussed from a local perspective, along with the possibilities and challenges that exist in this area. The panel will be composed of:
- Valeria Betancourt – Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
- Jamila Venturini – Derechos Digitales
- Fernando Rojas – Comisión Económica para América Latina y El Caribe – CEPAL
- Paola Ricaurte – Tecnológico de Monterrey
- Juan Pablo Vial – Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Chile
- Emilia Echeveste – Fundación Vía Libre
- German López Ardila – Cámara Colombiana de Informática y Telecomunicaciones
- Rodolfo da Silva Avelino – Insper / Coletivo Digital
The event requires prior registration and will also be broadcast on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@LACIGF.