Resumen

SANCHEZ DIAZ, Marlery  y  VEGA VALDES, Juan Carlos. Consideraciones teóricas y estado actual de la implementación de las políticas de información en América Latina. ACIMED [online]. 2003, vol.11, n.3, pp.9-10. ISSN 1024-9435.

Different aspects characteristic of the information policies are reviewed based on studies carried out by diverse authors. The concepts, functions, tasks, features and stages involved in the implementation of this type of policy are presented. An overview is given on the current situation concerning information policy in different Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Spain, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Palabras clave : INFORMATION SCIENCE; LOBBYING; LATIN AMERICA; INFORMATION POLICY; LATIN AMERICA.