Caracas, April 9, 2025.– This Wednesday, Venezuela’s Minister of Science and Technology, Gabriela Jiménez, held a diplomatic meeting with ambassadors from the region, during which she called for the promotion of an innovative knowledge system for Latin America.

Speaking from the headquarters of the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research (IVIC in Spanish) in Caracas, she affirmed that the knowledge and innovation system must be integrated into a permanent agenda on science and technology.

“There is an educational gap in the region when it comes to training professionals and engineers in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have been working on security processes, and this must be extended throughout the region,” she stated.

She emphasized the need to develop a humanistic agenda in public services that contributes to the Latin American identity.

“This agenda must prioritize training processes and data protection platforms,” she said, while also affirming that Venezuela is prepared to activate scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate studies to enhance the capabilities of researchers, enabling high-impact studies that can in turn offer solutions to the issues that have affected national life in recent years.

The academic offerings span various fields of knowledge, including anthropology, physiology and biophysics, biochemistry, human reproductive biology, ecology, social studies of science, microbiology, mathematics, medical physics, among others.

The National Postgraduate Scholarship and Academic Strengthening Project is an initiative supported by President Nicolás Maduro Moros, aimed at promoting excellence and innovation within Venezuela’s scientific community.

The Minister stressed that new scientists must be trained before 2030. “Our region holds all the necessary opportunities. CELAC and ALBA must serve as tools to bring us closer together,” she concluded.

It is worth noting that Eulalia Tabares participated in the meeting as a representative of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America – Peoples’ Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP).