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World Telecommunication and Information Society Day
By Edy Guadalupe Portal, Portal & Asociados
The Internet Day celebration was first held on Latin America on October 25, 2005, as an initiative of the Spanish Association of Internet Users (AUI). Later, at its plenary session held on March 27, 2006, the General Assembly of the United Nations approved designating May 17 as the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
The day contributes to increase worldwide knowledge of the Internet and assess its cultural and socioeconomic importance, in order to transform the Web into a truly global facility available to all public. Moreover, the celebration and its activities opens for more people new access possibilities to information and communication technologies (ICT).
El Salvador has a technical office, represented by the Connection Association for El Salvador Development, which aims to promote socialization, knowledge and use of ICT in the country, particularly the Internet.
Each year the country celebrates the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day through a coordinated organization based on four pillars: the Connection Association for El Salvador Development, in charge of coordination and planning; an Impulse Committee formed by the most relevant social actors (associations, federations, universities, schools, government institutions and municipalities, among others); promoters and sponsors, which arrange all events and activities; and finally the media, to help communicate, broadcast and transmit all activities.
Eproint
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In El Salvador, Practice Head Edy Guadalupe Portal is a partner at Eproint and has more than 25 years of experience in Intellectual Property. Since 1995, she has been recognized as the Salvadoran voice of Intellectual Property protection for always informing the IP community about changes to IP law and international treaties.
During her career, Mrs. Portal has helped numerous international law firms and in-house counsel with all facets of their IP matters in El Salvador and Central America. Her extensive practice includes work in trademarks, patents, industrial designs, utility models, copyrights, unfair competition, foreign investment, regulatory law/health registrations, licensing, franchising, appellations of origin, geographical indications, IP litigation, fashion law, new technologies, data privacy, cybersecurity, domain names, entertainment law, advertisement law, trade secrets, valuation of intangibles, and IP due diligence. She is also recognized for the great anti-piracy and anti-counterfeiting results she has delivered for her clients. She also helps coordinate Latin America Intellectual Property Protection for the firm.