# EU Tech Entrepreneurs Promise Over €2 Billion in Colombia Investments

Vice President José Manuel Restrepo announced nearly €2 billion in EU tech investments for Colombia's next four-year term.

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Vice President José Manuel Restrepo announced that European Union technology entrepreneurs committed investments totaling nearly €2 billion for Colombia's next four-year term. [^1]

Alexandra Falla, the Minister of Information and Communication Technologies of Colombia, announced a new National ICT Plan during the opening of Andicom in Cartagena. [^2] The new National ICT Plan is structured around five pillars: connecting the territory, enabling social leveling, producing and exporting technology, protecting digital infrastructure, and transforming the state. [^3] José Manuel Restrepo declared that the government's goal is to recover investor confidence and position Colombia as a Latin American reference in knowledge-based services. [^4]

The government presented a preliminary technical estimate of $30 trillion pesos for the reconstruction and economic reactivation of the western Colombian region affected by recent seismic events. [^5] The Vice President stated that the €2 billion investment represents approximately 8 trillion Colombian pesos for the upcoming four-year period. [^6] Minister Alexandra Falla stated that cybersecurity will become a matter of state security for the current Colombian government. [^7]

The government proposed that 100% of public procurement contracts operate using blockchain technology. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Vice President José Manuel Restrepo announced that European Union technology entrepreneurs committed investments totaling nearly €2 billion for Colombia's next four-year term. (El Tiempo, News)
2. Alexandra Falla, the Minister of Information and Communication Technologies of Colombia, announced a new National ICT Plan during the opening of Andicom in Cartagena. (Diario La republica, News)
3. The new National ICT Plan is structured around five pillars: connecting the territory, enabling social leveling, producing and exporting technology, protecting digital infrastructure, and transforming the state. (Diario La republica, News)
4. José Manuel Restrepo declared that the government's goal is to recover investor confidence and position Colombia as a Latin American reference in knowledge-based services. (El Tiempo, News)
5. The government presented a preliminary technical estimate of $30 trillion pesos for the reconstruction and economic reactivation of the western Colombian region affected by recent seismic events. (El Tiempo, News)
6. The Vice President stated that the €2 billion investment represents approximately 8 trillion Colombian pesos for the upcoming four-year period. (El Tiempo, News)
7. Minister Alexandra Falla stated that cybersecurity will become a matter of state security for the current Colombian government. (Diario La republica, News)
8. The government proposed that 100% of public procurement contracts operate using blockchain technology. (Diario La republica, News)

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