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President Duque will kick things off on Wednesday morning and then robot citizen Sophia will bookend the three-day conference with a closing keynote address on Friday afternoon.

Sophia will speak during an event at Pontificia Bolivariana University for her debut appearance in South America.

"The Samsung security strategy is supported by having Absolute included in their devices," says Jorge Hurtado of Absolute Software.

Santos signed three new directives aimed to support technology development and innovation, including a tax break for certain software and training programs.

Boxi Sleep, 1DOC3 and WikiMujeres also won prizes for digital transformation in various other categories.

"Currently, the IT industry in Colombia is living great times. Companies have evolved," says David Luna, ICT Minister of Colombia.

"Whether it's studios or movie theaters, they're very nervous about any kind of price disruption, and to me it's so silly." – Mitch Lowe, CEO of MoviePass

The transformation is now, and all aspects of this digital future will be front and center at ANDICOM 2017 in Cartagena from August 23-25.

"For CINTEL it is important that every sector includes ICT and can reinvent themselves to be more competitive,” said Manuel Martínez Niño, executive director of CINTEL.

After the application process ends on July 31, the judges will choose the winners and present the awards on August 25 during Andicom 2017 in Cartagena.