Innovation National Council (CNIC, because its acronyms in spanish) called the researcher of Center for Mathematical Modeling (CMM) of Universidad de Chile Servet Martínez to be part of its Mining and Chilean Development Committee. The working group aims to state a strategic vision about challenges and opportunities in copper mining for national development.
“This committee is an answer to the secretary of Economy’s requirement to design politics and mechanisms on the mining innovation field, aiming to the challenges faced by this sector. In the beginning, the committee will be focused in big copper mining, following the work did by other committee created last year. This analysis must consider all the complexities of this issue, particularly, in technology and environment,” said the CMM researcher.
“Our objective is to have a document identifying concrete actions –which implies the development of public goods– we can address with the instruments defined in the Productivity Agenda, such as the strategic investment fund, the joint ventures and other kind of actions,” said secretary of Economy Luis Felipe Céspedes.
In the committee, Servet Martínez will exchange opinions, analyses and points of view with representatives of public and private sectors as well as the civil society such as former president Ricardo Lagos, president of state-owned mining company Codelco Óscar Landerretche, president of Chile Foundation Patricio Meller, members of boards of Mining and Energy companies and banks, union leaders, heads of NGOs and other scientists (see An outstanding list).
“Servet Martínez, because of his position as CNIC vice president and its scientific career, is a key actor in the dialogue we are building for this strategic area of Economy,” said Gonzalo Rivas, CNIC president, who is part of committee. “The roadmap we are working in requires great efforts to increase our scientific-technologic capabilities and to use strategically our opportunities. This, with the objective to create a productive structure with higher standards of complexity and sophistication, but in harmony with the environment and communities.”
An outstanding list
The group is composed by Servet Martínez and other 23 important politicians, businessmen, union leaders, NGO directives and scientists.
• Maria Eliana Arntz, UN Interculture Program’s coordinator
• Juan Asenjo, Academia Chilena de Ciencias’ president
• Jorge Bande, Cesco’s director
• Edgard Basto, Minera Escondida’s president
• Rolando Carmona, Drillco Tools’ president
• Pamela Chávez, Aguamarina’s CEO
• Raimundo Espinoza, Confederación de Trabajadores del Cobre’s president
• Hennie Faul, Anglo American’s president
• Juan Andrés Fontaine, partner at Fontaine Consultores
• Álvaro García, Comisión Minería para el Desarrollo’s executive secretary
• Rolando Humire, Sociedad Naturalista San Pedro de Atacama’s president
• Ignacio Irarrázaval, Centro de Políticas Públicas, Universidad Católica, director
• Ricardo Lagos, former president of the Nation
• Óscar Landerretche, Codelco’s president
• Gianni López, Mario Molina Center’s director
• Jean Paul Luksic, Antofagasta Minerals’ president
• Bernardo Larraín, Colbún’s president
• Patricio Meller, Fundación Chile’s president
• Gonzalo Rivas, Consejo Nacional de Innovación’s president
• Gerardo Rojas, I. Municipalidad de Salamanca’s major
• Javier Ruiz del Solar, Centro Avanzado de Tecnología para la Minería’s director
• Bárbara Saavedra, Wildlife Conservation Society’s director
• Alberto Salas, Sonami’s president
