#speakup barometer | Colombia

Leading the way: Colombia’s digital experts

The #speakup barometer team interviewed Colombian experts in five different fields: access, digital rights, media and journalism, society, and innovation.

Pedro Vaca, executive director of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP), an NGO in Bogotá

Pedro Vaca is a lawyer specializing in constitutional law, with degrees from the National University of Colombia. In 2013, he became the executive director of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) in Bogotá. Vaca has defended journalists as a legal adviser in criminal and constitutional matters, as well as appearing before the Inter-American System of Human Rights. Twitter: @PVacaV
Ginna Morelo, data journalism editor at “El Tiempo” & co-founder of Consejo de Redacción, Bogotá

Ginna Morelo has worked as a journalist for more than 20 years. She is editor of the data journalism unit of "El Tiempo". She is co-founder of Consejo de Redacción , an organization that promotes investigative journalism in Colombia. In addition, she is a professor at the Pontifica Universidad Javeriana and the Universidad de La Sabana in Bogotá. Twitter: @ginnamorelo
Ariel Barbosa, project director at Colnodo, Bogotá

Ariel Barbosa is project director at Colnodo, an NGO in Bogotá that he co-founded in 1994. An industrial designer by training with a master's degree in technology project management, he has been working on the social impact of technology for nearly 25 years. His project work has focused on increasing Wi-Fi access in rural areas and providing training in digital security. Twitter: @arielbarbosa
María Paula Martínez, professor at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá

Martínez is a political scientist with a MA in journalism from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, where she now works as an assistant professor at the Center for Studies in Journalism (Ceper). Her research focuses on media analysis, data journalism and the impact of technology on democracy. In 2018, she joined the Columbian Ministry of Culture as its communications director. Twitter: @eme_pe
Amalia Toledo, project coordinator at the Karisma Foundation, Bogotá

Amalia Toledo is a historian and lawyer originally from Puerto Rico. For the past six years, she has worked as a project coordinator and researcher at the Karisma Foundation . Based in Bogotá, the NGO was founded in 2003 with the aim to promote human rights in the digital world. The organization has a focus beyond Colombia, with a network that spans Latin America. Twitter: @amalia_toledo
Carlos Gonzalez, executive director of Makaia, an NGO in Medellín

Carlos Gonzalez has been the director of Makaia since 2017. The non-profit organization promotes social development capacities through cooperation, technology and innovation. With a background in international business, Gonzalez was previously championing entrepreneurial development at the Chamber of Commerce in Medellín, and has taught at various universities. Twitter: @CarlosCarlosagp
Camila Perez, deputy director of Fedesarrollo, Bogotá

Camila Perez was until recently deputy director of Fedesarrollo, a Bogotá–based think tank, founded in 1970. She focusses on social development and the impact of public policies, which includes research related to the Internet. The trained economist has returned to work at the IMF in Washington, DC, where she was previously employed for six years before joining Fedesarrollo. Twitter: @latmarkets

Pedro Vaca, executive director of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP), an NGO in Bogotá

Pedro Vaca is a lawyer specializing in constitutional law, with degrees from the National University of Colombia. In 2013, he became the executive director of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP) in Bogotá. Vaca has defended journalists as a legal adviser in criminal and constitutional matters, as well as appearing before the Inter-American System of Human Rights. Twitter: @PVacaV
Ginna Morelo, data journalism editor at “El Tiempo” & co-founder of Consejo de Redacción, Bogotá

Ginna Morelo has worked as a journalist for more than 20 years. She is editor of the data journalism unit of "El Tiempo". She is co-founder of Consejo de Redacción , an organization that promotes investigative journalism in Colombia. In addition, she is a professor at the Pontifica Universidad Javeriana and the Universidad de La Sabana in Bogotá. Twitter: @ginnamorelo
Ariel Barbosa, project director at Colnodo, Bogotá

Ariel Barbosa is project director at Colnodo, an NGO in Bogotá that he co-founded in 1994. An industrial designer by training with a master's degree in technology project management, he has been working on the social impact of technology for nearly 25 years. His project work has focused on increasing Wi-Fi access in rural areas and providing training in digital security. Twitter: @arielbarbosa
María Paula Martínez, professor at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá

Martínez is a political scientist with a MA in journalism from the Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá, where she now works as an assistant professor at the Center for Studies in Journalism (Ceper). Her research focuses on media analysis, data journalism and the impact of technology on democracy. In 2018, she joined the Columbian Ministry of Culture as its communications director. Twitter: @eme_pe
Amalia Toledo, project coordinator at the Karisma Foundation, Bogotá

Amalia Toledo is a historian and lawyer originally from Puerto Rico. For the past six years, she has worked as a project coordinator and researcher at the Karisma Foundation . Based in Bogotá, the NGO was founded in 2003 with the aim to promote human rights in the digital world. The organization has a focus beyond Colombia, with a network that spans Latin America. Twitter: @amalia_toledo
Carlos Gonzalez, executive director of Makaia, an NGO in Medellín

Carlos Gonzalez has been the director of Makaia since 2017. The non-profit organization promotes social development capacities through cooperation, technology and innovation. With a background in international business, Gonzalez was previously championing entrepreneurial development at the Chamber of Commerce in Medellín, and has taught at various universities. Twitter: @CarlosCarlosagp
Camila Perez, deputy director of Fedesarrollo, Bogotá

Camila Perez was until recently deputy director of Fedesarrollo, a Bogotá–based think tank, founded in 1970. She focusses on social development and the impact of public policies, which includes research related to the Internet. The trained economist has returned to work at the IMF in Washington, DC, where she was previously employed for six years before joining Fedesarrollo. Twitter: @latmarkets

Date 20.02.2019
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#speakup barometer | Colombia

Leading the way: Colombia’s digital experts

Pedro Vaca, executive director of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP), an NGO in Bogotá

Ginna Morelo, data journalism editor at “El Tiempo” & co-founder of Consejo de Redacción, Bogotá

Ariel Barbosa, project director at Colnodo, Bogotá

María Paula Martínez, professor at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá

Amalia Toledo, project coordinator at the Karisma Foundation, Bogotá

Carlos Gonzalez, executive director of Makaia, an NGO in Medellín

Camila Perez, deputy director of Fedesarrollo, Bogotá

Pedro Vaca, executive director of the Foundation for Press Freedom (FLIP), an NGO in Bogotá

Ginna Morelo, data journalism editor at “El Tiempo” & co-founder of Consejo de Redacción, Bogotá

Ariel Barbosa, project director at Colnodo, Bogotá

María Paula Martínez, professor at the Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá

Amalia Toledo, project coordinator at the Karisma Foundation, Bogotá

Carlos Gonzalez, executive director of Makaia, an NGO in Medellín

Camila Perez, deputy director of Fedesarrollo, Bogotá