The Digital Literacy Program for Indigenous Teachers (Actualización Digital para Maestros Indígenas) of the Fundacion Cisneros focuses on teaching indigenous elementary education teachers the use of new Information and Communication Technologies.

Recently, the GAID (Global Alliance for Information and Communication Technologies ICT and Development) held a meeting in Monterrey, Mexico. The summit brought together experts from around the world in the areas of business, government and NGOs to address the topic of education and innovation, and propose the development of a Plan of Action for Education in the Digital Age capable of providing support and resources for governments in developing countries to include ICT in their educational systems.

Intel, Barrick and the Fundacion Cisneros, through its AME educational program signed a cooperation agreement in 2008 known as the Clase 21 alliance to create positive change in the dynamics of teaching and learning.

This letter is intended to reject, categorically, the information published in the ABC Seville newspaper on July 20th and 21st of this year and republished in the ABC National edition, with regards to alleged subsidies to the City Council of Seville for business projects of the Cisneros Group.

Venevisión has tried to encourage dialogue and tolerance among the Venezuelan people, respecting the principles embedded in the Constitution, which establishes the right to freedom of expression and majority rule. Venevision´s information policy strives for balance and equilibrium to preserve social harmony among Venezuelans.

The Cisneros Group of Companies plans to invest in television in Colombia. Television, which is the cornerstone of the Cisneros Group’s business, will represent great benefits to the country’s economy. The plan contemplates obtaining the license to operate the third Colombian private television channel, and the establishment of a grand television production facility for content to be marketed in Latin America, which will generate local employment opportunities.

VeneMovies, the 24-hour, Spanish-language, pay TV movie channel, re-launched its on-air image with a new graphic package, which is reflected on its Web page.

As a complement to its traditional programming, Venevision International reinforces the sale of formats for MIPTV

Venevision International, a leading producer and distributor of Spanish-language entertainment, presented a series of outstanding productions at NATPE, the major programming market for the North American television industry, which recently concluded in Las Vegas. VVI is a member of the Cisneros Group of Companies, led by entrepreneur Gustavo Cisneros.

In November 2008, AME (Actualización de Maestros en Educación), the professional development program for educators of the Fundación Cisneros, awarded course completion certificates to Venezuelan elementary education teachers from Maracaibo, in the western state of Zulia, Venezuela.