The Seminar on the contribution of the digital economy for the achievement of sustainable development goals, a bilateral course between the sister nations of Cuba and China, ended on January 11.

The course was held from 6 to 11 this month, at the National Hotel of Cuba and the classes were taught by teachers from the Shandong School of Foreign Trade, of the People's Republic of China.

The closing remarks were given by the Director General of Informatics of the Ministry of Communications, Miguel Gutiérrez Rodríguez, who thanked the delegation of professors of the Shandong Foreign Trade School to share with the Cuban professionals, their experiences regarding the way in which China has focused its strategy to achieve its sustainable development goals, with particular focus on Information and Communication Technologies as a catalyst for development in the current context.

Representatives of bodies, OACE and political and mass organizations participated in the Seminar on the contribution of the digital economy to achieve sustainable development goals.

The closing activity was chaired by the General Director of Information Technology of the Ministry of Communications, Miguel Gutiérrez Rodríguez; Ms. Hong Xiao, economic advisor of the Chinese Embassy accredited in Cuba; Ms. Quin Cuiyin, director of Shandong University of Foreign Trade.