Havana, December 2 (RHC)-- The Tenth International Meeting of Information and Communication (ICOM 2019) is getting underway with the participation of researchers and scholars from Ecuador, Brazil, Mexico, and a dozen other countries.

Prensa Latina news agency reports that the inaugural session will take place at Havana's Convention Center, and it will feature a master lecture by Spanish professor Manuel Castells and a panel on the experiences of political communication in Latin America.

ICOM 2019 will be in session until next Friday, and it will address topics such as contributions to e-government, technological mediations in educational processes for development, and information and technology gaps from a cultural and communication perspective.