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Indigenous Commission forCommunications Technologies
in the Americas (ICCTA)
Comisión Indígena paraTecnologías de Comunicaciones enlas Américas (CITCA)
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www.iccta-citca.org
Tony Belcourt
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ICCTA Mission Statement:
“To promote the appropriate use and development ofinformation and communications technologies
(ICTs) to strengthen the recovery of the roots of theIndigenous peoples of the Americas and their legal,political, social, educational, cultural, spiritual and
economic well-being.”
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ICCTA is a championfor the IndigenousPeoples securingsupport and looseninglog jams blocking ICTsolutions.
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ICCTA is a connector,linking localIndigenous Peoplescommunity leaders andorganizations witheach other and theprivate sector,governments,academia, industriesand NGOs.
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ICCTA is a guide,pinpointing marketopportunities for andamong IndigenousPeoples; highlightingproven programs andservices; andfeaturing potentialsources of fundingand support.
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Its voting members are Indigenous people andtheir governments, organizations, businesses andinstitutions. Its non-voting members are non-Indigenous business, NGO’s, governments andacademia.
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The ICCTA was formed bythe participants attending the“1st Indigenous Workshop onCommunicationsTechnologies in theAmericas” in Mexico inDecember 2005, which wasco-hosted by the InternationalTelecommunications Union(ITU) and the MexicanGovernment through theNational Commission for theDevelopment of IndigenousPeoples (CDI).
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More than 150 participants representing 19 countriesof the Americas and the Caribbean Region chose thefirst Directors of the Commission. Through fundingprovided by the Canadian government, they met inGuatemala in March 2007 to decide on thefundamentals of the organization and structure thatform the basis for its by-laws.
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The ICCTA was incorporated through theCanada Corporations Act in January 2008.Its Head Office is in Ottawa, Canada.
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ICCTA Executive CommitteePresident:
Tony Belcourt, Canada
Vice-Presidents:
Jayariyu Farias Montiel, Venezuela
Marleny Tzicap, Guatemala
Marisol Llantoy Barboza, Peru
Secretary-Treasurer:
Pedro Victoriano Cruz, Mexico
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A current Board of 17 Commissioners managesthe organization. A recruitment campaign is nowunder way to recruit members from all othercountries not currently represented on the Board.
The structure providesfor one Indigenousrepresentative percountry of theAmericas who ischosen by the caucusof its voting membersat each annualassembly.
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Other Commissioners are:
Geoffrey Blackwell, USA
Manuel Castro, Ecuador
Jose Fernando Conejo, Colombia
Damon Corrie, CARICOM
Nelson De Leon Kantule, Panama
Ali Garcia, Costa Rica
Felix Gutierrez, Bolivia
Paula Hernandez, Uruguay
Miguel Medina, Argentina
Marcos Terena, Brazil
Ada Villareal, Nicaragua
Ellech Wiltshire, Nicaragua
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ICCTA’s goal is to be the “meeting place” for allstakeholders: Indigenous Peoples, governments,corporations, NGO’s and agencies with programsand services with a focus on Indigenous peoplesand their communities.
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ICCTA’s Databases:
Who’s Who
Peoples and Cultures
Funding Sources
News and Blogs
ICTs in Action
Marketing and Trade
Corporate SocialResponsibility
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The ICCTA has been in discussions with the ITUand the International Indigenous Task Force(IITF) concerning the development of a portal toserve the Indigenous peoples of the Americas.
This portal was turned over tothe IITF at a meeting in Brazilin August, 2009. ICCTA hasentered into a Memorandum ofUnderstanding with the IITF todevelop and maintain theportal.
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Numerous agencies and institutions support andencourage the development and well being ofIndigenous peoples and their communities.
ICCTA is a uniqueinternationalIndigenousorganization which isideally placed toserve as the catalystto implement theircommitments.
