Mexico. In the framework of the fourth anniversary of the installation of the Plenary of the Federal Institute of Telecommunications (IFT), Commissioner Adriana Labardini Inzunza assumed the Presidency of the IFT until the Senate of the Republic appoints the Presiding Commissioner.
During her message to the Commissioners, public servants of the Institute and members of the Advisory Council, Commissioner Labardini recognized the outstanding work of Commissioner Gabriel Conteras Saldívar, whose position as President of the Institute ended on September 10, as well as the achievements and vision of all the Commissioners:
"All commissioners are experts, professionals, knowledgeable and resilient, each with a different vision, strategies, specialties and, perhaps, priorities; what is important is their commitment to autonomy, impartiality; transparency and the achievement of positive results in the sectors of competence of the Institute," said Labardini.
The Commissioner recalled that she, like several of her colleagues, has fought since 1990 for the transformation of telecommunications and broadcasting: a regulation that promotes effective competition, the well-being of consumers and audiences, of the competitive industry, and of society as a whole, which requires diverse options of public services and digital platforms to progress.
After recognizing the work of the Institute's staff in all its headquarters, the Commissioner emphasized that four years after the creation of the Institute, it is vital to stop to reflect on the past and future, review priorities, strategies and routes. He recalled that today there is a very positive balance on several fronts, as indicated, among other organizations and specialists, the OECD but there are also pending challenges and medium-term issues that are already important to analyze.
In the same way, Labardini mentioned that the agenda of the future, which is already of the present, forces us to address issues such as economic competition in a digital ecosystem; the security of networks and services, the most efficient forms of spectrum allocation and use, cloud computing, platforms in the sharing economy; new satellite and fixed and mobile access technologies, as well as the changing habits of consumers and audiences of content and applications.
He pointed out that it will be necessary to consolidate coordination with other branches of the Mexican State and interact with the Consultative Council in a more dynamic way, to have its advice on issues that require immediate action or immediate planning. He announced that from today he will open a mailbox of ideas, proposals and reflections to promote the initiative and innovation of all the collaborators of the Institute: [email protected].
Adriana Labardini is a lawyer from the Escuela Libre de Derecho, with a Master's degree in Law from Columbia University, in New York. He has specialized in telecommunications law and public policies and information technologies for development, as well as in the protection of the rights of consumers and users.
She held the position of Technical Secretary of the Plenary in the Federal Telecommunications Commission from August 1999 to July 2003, and for 16 years she collaborated as an associate and partner of a firm specialized in the areas of Corporate, Administrative and Telecommunications Law.
He has given numerous conferences, courses and diplomas, in addition to having published articles on Telecommunications and ICT Law, Access to Collective Justice, Consumer Protection in various institutions and public and private universities national and abroad. She was a Fulbright Scholar and Ashoka Social Entrepreneur. She was also Director and Founder of Alconsumidor, a non-profit association and pioneer in the defense of the rights of consumers and telecommunications users.
