Africa-Press – Angola. The life and work of the Founder of the Angolan Nation, Dr. António Agostinho Neto, was presented during a political-cultural event marked with the sharing of visions and experiences about African and Argentine cultures, an initiative of the authorities of the municipality of Junín, province of Mendonza, with the premises of Casa of the Bicentennial of that city.
The figure of Agostinho Neto, filled with peculiar symbolism and transversal performance, namely in politics, culture and poetry, but also as a student, always attracts attention when appreciating the trajectory of the Founder of the Nation and first President of the Republic of Angola. . Thus, the Angolan representation in Argentina took the opportunity to elucidate those present on the multiple visions that one has of the facets of Neto, with the aid of an emblematic photographic exhibition.
The Angolan representation expressed, through a press release yesterday, that the initiative served to strengthen the exchange and socio-cultural development and learning for the community of the province of Mendonza.
Angola’s participation was considered special, in recognition of its children’s legacy in the struggle for Argentina’s identity. “Many were Africans, and Angolans in particular, who after the abolition of slavery gave their lives for the independence of Argentina and other American countries”, highlights the note from the Angolan Embassy.
The city of Jenín, province of Mendoza, western Argentina, was the city that most welcomed blacks at the time. Therefore, taking into account its history, the authorities chose to hold the symposium, called “Free Africa in Mondonza, which hosted, on Friday, the exhibition “Agostinho Neto, a life of surrender”, honored by the second secretary of the Angolan Embassy, Maria Margarida Mendes de Carvalho and the representative of the Dr. António Agostinho Neto Foundation, Ramiro Tellechea.
The two representatives were presented with portraits of the hero José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras (Yapeyú, February 25, 1778 – Boulogne-sur-Mer, August 17, 1850), an Argentine general and the first leader of the southern part of South America. South, which was successful in its effort for independence from Spain, having actively participated in the independence processes of Argentina, Chile and Peru.
Angola intends to take advantage of Estonia’s experience
The director of the Institute of Administrative Modernization, Meik Afonso, said that the Government intends to count on Estonia’s experience for this challenge, as it is a world reference in digitalization, both as a country and as a Public Administration.
Estonia, he said, is ahead of all the rankings and it will be the first time that experts from the e-Governance Academy in this country, and beyond, participate in a conference of this kind in Angola. “We don’t want to do what Estonia did, but to drink from the experience and have its technical assistance to adapt it to our reality”, stressed Meik Afonso.
The Conference, taking place in a hybrid format, will include the participation of engineer George Lopes, founder of NOSI in Cape Verde, Ana Bela Pedroso, former Secretary of State for Portugal, representatives of the digital group Nation (Estonia), Poland and others. specialists and institutions, with which the Institute has tried to promote a closer relationship with a focus on electronic governance.
At the national level, the participation of the Minister of Commerce and Industry, as speaker of one of the panels, of Professor Pedro Teta, representatives of Angola Cables, ENAPP and other private sectors such as Deloitte are confirmed. With this, he said, the organization intends to bring several views on the modernization and digitalization process.
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