Resumen de Construcción de espacios de información para garantizar el acceso al conocimiento en las poblaciones indígenas: el caso de Costa Rica
- español
Esta ponencia se basa en el proyecto CENTRO DE CONOCIMIENTO PARA GRUPOS INDÍGENAS CENTROAMERICANOS (GEIC), coordinado por la Escuela de Bibliotecología, Documentación e Información (EBDI) de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, (UNA), su objetivo es “proponer la construcción de espacios de información para la población indígena, a partir del proyecto CENTRO DE CONOCIMIENTO PARA GRUPOS INDÍGENAS CENTROAMERICANOS y con esta ponencia se pretende presentar las lecciones aprendidas durante 2003-2007, años de recolección y análisis de datos, de establecimiento de relaciones, de coordinar actividades y ejecutar acciones tendientes a garantizar el cumplimiento al derecho de acceso a la información de las poblaciones indígenas costarricenses.
- português
Este artigo é baseado no projeto CENTRO DE CONOCIMIENTO PARA GRUPOS INDÍGENAS CENTROAMERICANOS (GEIC), coordenado pela Escuela de Bibliotecología, Documentación e Información (EBDI) da Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, (UNA), que visa "propor a construção de espaços de informação para a população indígena", do projeto CENTRO DE CONHECIMENTO PARA OS GRUPOS INDIGENOSOS AMERICANOSCOS CENTRALES e com este documento pretendemos apresentar as lições aprendidas durante 2003-2007, anos de coleta e análise de dados, estabelecimento de relações, coordenação de atividades e implementação de ações destinadas a garantir o cumprimento do direito de acesso à informação das populações indígenas costarriquenhas.
- English
This paper is based on the project CENTRO DE CONOCIMIENTO PARA GRUPOS INDÍGENAS CENTROAMERICANOS (GEIC), coordinated by the Escuela de Bibliotecología, Documentación e Información (EBDI) of the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, (UNA), which aims to "propose the construction of information spaces for the indigenous population, from the project KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR CENTRAL AMERICAN INDIGENOUS GROUPS and with this paper we intend to present the lessons learned during 2003-2007, years of data collection and analysis, establishment of relationships, coordination of activities and implementation of actions aimed at ensuring compliance with the right of access to information of Costa Rican indigenous populations.
The goal was to create a GEIC Awareness Center / Central American Indigenous Ethnic Groups to serve as a hub to consolidate the development of processes to strengthen the theme and the development of the indigenous ethnic groups of Central America. The project began in 2003, but have no permanent staff, the process is interrupted until January 2004, with the development of the first phase, which includes five goals in implementing Costa Rica. In subsequent phases are expected to include other Central American countries.
The Costa Rican indigenous population is 63.876 people, representing 1.6% of the population, there are eight different indigenous social groups, Cabecar, Bribris, Ngabe, Terra, Borucas, Huetar, and Malekus Chorotegas, live in 24 territories and speak in 6 languages Indians. They are migratory and indigenous people join the Miskitos of Nicaragua and Panama Ngabe of working in agricultural production in different parts of the country.
Project GEIC sought the implementation of the proposed creation of a special intelligence unit in indigenous affairs in Talamanca Shiroles, this diagnosis was made in the area, determining the availability of resources: technological, human, economic and educational. It currently is seeking financing and managing local, national, and international to meet the costs, which is a little difficult by the lack of appreciation of the importance of information in indigenous communities. Another parallel to this activity is to build a web site available at: http://www.una.ac.cr/bibliotecología/proyectogeic, which was endorsed by the indigenous communities, with the participation of actors and. At that time they explained each section of the same and asked them for their observations and comments thereon to engage (as) and feel appropriate (as) the same.
