The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia, Yesenia Olaya, welcomes the cooperation with OBREAL to generate more spaces for South-South dialogue

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Colombia, Yesenia Olaya, highlights the transformative impact of the dialogue spaces promoted by OBREAL among countries in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe. The Minister emphasizes the importance of building bridges of cooperation in education, science, and technology as key tools to address social inequalities, strengthen sustainable development, and dignify the lives of communities.

In this context, Olaya celebrates Colombia’s hosting of the Third Interregional Dialogue on Education and Development in Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa as a strategic opportunity to consolidate commitments and advance a shared agenda that promotes development models based on knowledge and innovation, contributing to overcoming structural barriers to inequality in the participating countries.

The entire interview with Yesenia Olaya can be found below (note that subtitles are available in English, Spanish and Catalan):