30 October 2022

Desoft participated in the Cuba-USA business forum.

As part of the Cuba-USA bilateral conference recently held at the National Hotel, the ICT Panel was held, with the participation of state and private entities from this sector and representatives of other organizations and entities from other sectors of the national economy that participate in the development of computerization of the country.

The panel was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Communications of Cuba, Ernesto Rodríguez Hernández, and Desoft represented us by Engineer Daisy Diana Vargas Vento, Business Deputy Director of the company's Integration Division.

In his speech, Vargas Vento explained about the essential characteristics of the Computer Applications Company, its lines of services, as well as its most strategic projects, among which are the computer programs for the Control and Management of Fines, installed in 168 offices dedicated to this activity, the provincial directorates and the national headquarters, as well as software such as Sagen and Sagas dedicated to energy issues, the first and the second to water issues.

He also explained about the electronic government project, one of the most important because it guarantees the sustainability of 15 provincial and 150 municipal portals.

19 October 2022

The Blockade of Cuba causes economic damages and losses to the communications and information technology sector.

According to the presentation to national and foreign media accredited in Havana of the most up-to-date report on the effects of the United States blockade against Cuba by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, the damages accumulated during six decades of application of that policy amount to 154,217.3 million. of dollars. In the specific case of the communications and information technology sector, including telecommunications from January to July 2021, it is estimated that the damages add up to 37 million 520 thousand 578 dollars

The main damages have been associated with the limitations or prohibitions on the supply of technologies and equipment produced under license or using US components, which implies that it is necessary to go to purchases in other, much more distant markets; the monetary-financial effects caused by exchange variations and the refusal of banks to carry out transactions with Cuba; effects on production and services due to higher equipment repair costs, since it cannot be done directly with the supplier and manufacturers in the United States; and the difficulties in accessing computer tools, which are essential for training and the production of national software content.

The blockade constitutes the main impediment to a better flow of information and broader access to the Internet and information and communication technologies (ICTs) by Cubans. By making connectivity in the country more difficult and more expensive, conditioning access to platforms and technologies, and using cyberspace to try to subvert the Cuban political and legal system, this policy negatively affects the development of communications in Cuba.

19 October 2022

Desoft guaranteed online presence of events associated with the IV International Health Convention 2022.

Through the platform for virtual events Fevexpo, developed by Desoft Habana, the events associated with the IV Cuba-Health 2022 International Convention were guaranteed from October 17 to 21, and as part of it the XV Salud para Todos Trade Fair, the I International Fair of Medical Tourism and Well-being, and the III Fair of Scientific Editorials, all of them with headquarters in the Palace of Conventions and the Pabexpo Fairgrounds, in the Cuban capital Through the address https://cubasalud.sld.cu, the presentations of the speakers were followed, online visits to the stands were made and the videos presented were observed, among other possibilities.

As part of the I International Fair of Medical Tourism and Welfare, the new website of the Cuban Medical Services Marketer was presented, also developed by Desoft Habana with the aim of promoting medical and health services in Cuba, expanding opportunities for business in the sector and contribute to updating, reorganizing and automating the commercial management system of the company dedicated to medical services. https://www.smcsalud.cu/

Under the slogan "Universal Health, as part of the 2030 Health Agenda, in a post-Covid-19 context", the scientific forum brought together more than 2,000 participants from 65 countries, including twenty ministers, senior sector officials and more than 50 official delegations.