Cuba and New Technologies

Dec 18, 2009

Inter-American Dialogue Florida International University | Cuba Research Institute

Participants spoke about the use of information technology in Cuba. Among the topics they addressed were use and monitoring of the Internet in Cuba, the potential impact of further Internet development on Cuban law and society, and the U.S. embargo on Cuba. They also spoke about the recent arrest of an American contractor accused of giving cell .. Read More
Participants spoke about the use of information technology in Cuba. Among the topics they addressed were use and monitoring of the Internet in Cuba, the potential impact of further Internet development on Cuban law and society, and the U.S. embargo on Cuba. They also spoke about the recent arrest of an American contractor accused of giving cell phones to dissidents. They also answered questions from the audience.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:28 Erikson, Daniel P.Director I AM THE SENIOR ASSOCIATE AND DIRECTOR OF OUR CARIBBEAN PROGRAM, AND FOR ME, THIS IS BEEN A PARTICULARLY...
00:02:25 De Aragon, UvaAssociate Director I AM VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE. THE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN COSPONSORING THESE EVENTS FOR A FEW YEARS. I AM...
00:04:04 Erikson, Daniel P.Director THANK YOU -- YOU AND I ARE INTERESTED IN HEARING WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. CRISSCROSSES VERY MUCH. TECHNOLOGICAL...
00:09:03 Henken, TedProfessor YOU'RE STARING DIRECTLY INTO THE CRYSTAL BALL, AND THIS HAS ONLY BEEN A VERY INTERESTING THREE OR ...
00:34:09 Lauria, CarlosCoordinator -- I DO NOT THINK I HAVE SEEN IT LAID OUT. CARLOS, WE WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. THANKS VERY MUCH,...
00:51:37 De Aragon, UvaAssociate Director WE WILL LET UVA MAKE A COMMENT. THANK YOU. I WANT TO ADD SOME COMMENTS. EMAIL. MOST CUBANS DO THAT...
00:55:25 Erikson, Daniel P.Director THANK YOU. JUST AS A FINAL COMMENT BEFORE WE OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS, IT STRIKES ME THAT THE UNITED...
00:57:19 Q&A THEIR ROLE AND THE TECHNOLOGY. SO WITH THAT COMMENT, WE'D LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO QUESTIONS. IF YOU...
00:57:54 Henken, TedProfessor A MOVE IN THE SHORT TO MEDIUM TERM OF THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT TO MODIFY THE PENAL CODE TO INCLUDE SANCTIONS,...
01:02:57 Erikson, Daniel P.Director -- TWEETING THE ENTIRE TIME WITH HALF UNDERSTANDABLE MESSAGES, BECAUSE SHE WAS ALSO BEING PUT INTO...
01:05:16 Lauria, CarlosCoordinator THE IMMINENT DOWNFALL OF THE SOVIET BLOC IS THAT THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT BEGAN TO LOSE ITS WILL TO CRACK...
01:07:04 Erikson, Daniel P.Director PARTICULARLY YOANI'S BLOG. I OCCASIONALLY TALK TO CUBAN DIPLOMATS IN NEW YORK, AND THEY SAY, "WHEN...
01:08:21 Henken, TedProfessor WHY THEY ARE NOT IN JAIL. I TOTALLY AGREE WITH WHAT TED SAID. WHY THEY HAVE NOT MASSIVE CRACKDOWN YET....
01:10:56 Lauria, CarlosCoordinator THEY GAIN MORE NOTORIETY, THE GOVERNMENT DECIDED IN 2003 THAT IT WAS ENOUGH, AND THEY LAUNCHED A MASSIVE...
01:12:58 Henken, TedProfessor I AM FROM A PRESS AGENCY, AND I WAS WORKING -- I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU, AND HE WRITES, NOT ONLY IN...
01:15:10 Lauria, CarlosCoordinator CARLOS, ACCESS TO THE INTERNET. MY IMPRESSION IS EVEN IF THERE IS ONLY THAT SMALL, DIRECT ACCESS,...
01:18:22 Erikson, Daniel P.Director ONLY DEMANDING HE WRITES THAT SHE THINKS THE CITIZENS SHOULD HAVE. IN TERMS OF THE ISSUES WITH THE...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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