{"id":2471,"date":"2025-09-03T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/?p=2471"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T20:38:35","slug":"equipo-fondecyt-presenta-avances-de-investigacion-en-reunion-cientifica-nacional-sobre-una-ircc-en-chile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/2025\/09\/03\/equipo-fondecyt-presenta-avances-de-investigacion-en-reunion-cientifica-nacional-sobre-una-ircc-en-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Advances Are Presented in National Scientific Meeting about IRCC in Chile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last Tuesday, September 2nd, Fondecyt Project N\u00b01230748 held its national scientific meeting at the Valent\u00edn Letelier Hall of the Central House of Universidad de Chile. It gathered academics, government representatives, and national, regional and civil society experts to share the research advances and open the debate about the need for a convergent regulatory institutionalism in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Challenge of Digital Convergence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Technological progress and digitalization have transformed the communications ecosystem around the world. Today, broadcasting, telecommunications and digital services interact inseparably, generating regulatory loopholes, tensions in the competition between traditional actors and platforms, and new risks for the rights of users and audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this context, the research seeks to contribute evidence to think about a Convergent Regulatory Institutionalism of Communications (IRCC) in Chile capable of responding to transparency, pluralism, innovation and fair access challenges in digital environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3185.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2474\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4993035329872104;width:517px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3185-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3185-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3185-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3185-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3185-scaled.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>International Evidence: Four Case Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The research team has systematized and analyzed regulatory experiences from Colombia, Mexico, the United Kingdom and Canada that offer valuable lessons for the Chilean context:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">United Kingdom (Ofcom): The creation of the Digital Regulation Cooperation Forum (2020) and the recent Online Safety Act (2023), which protects minors and users from harmful content online, are noteworthy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Canada (CRTC): It introduced the Online News Act (2023), which forces digital platforms to negotiate fair compensation with news media.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Colombia (CRC): implement\u00f3 sandbox regulatorios para innovar en \u00e1mbitos emergentes de la convergencia digital.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Mexico (IFT \/ ATDT \/ CRT): It offers lessons about autonomy and independence based on its process for reforming and dissolving the Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) in 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Methodological Developments: A Single Measurement System<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2978.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2476\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4993035329872104;width:526px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2978-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2978-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2978-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2978-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2978-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2978-scaled.jpg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the project\u2019s main achievements is the construction of a multidimensional measurement system composed of 132 variables. This instrument allows assessing regulatory institutions based on principles such as fair competition, communication rights, autonomy, transparency, interinstitutional coordination and digital sovereignty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Critical Factors for Chile<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study has identified a set of strategic factors that must be considered in the design of a convergent regulatory institutionalism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Policy flexibility and regulatory innovation;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Inter- and intra-institutional coordination;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Balance between political legitimacy and technical independence;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Protection of cultural diversity and broadcasting from the hegemony of telecommunications;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Active role of the industry through co-regulation mechanisms;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Exclusivity of positions and post-mandate restrictions to safeguard autonomy;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Shared governance models for the radio spectrum.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reach and International Networks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The project has also strengthened its international reach. In 2024, Universidad de Chile joined UNESCO\u2019s I4K Internet for Knowledge network and created the Transdisciplinary Digital Convergence Regulation Nucleus (VID-UChile) to adapt the digital platform governance guidelines to the Chilean context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_3003.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2477\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5000158363158396;width:611px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A Contribution to the National Debate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scientific meeting not only allowed sharing research advances but also receiving expert feedback to enrich the work in progress. In the words of the team\u2019s researchers, it is about \u201copening an informed and plural dialogue that makes it possible to think of a robust, democratic institutionalism adapted to the challenges of digital convergence in Chile\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El pasado martes 2 de septiembre, el proyecto Fondecyt N\u00b01230748 realiz\u00f3 su reuni\u00f3n cient\u00edfica nacional en la Sala Valent\u00edn Letelier de la Casa Central de la Universidad de Chile. La instancia reuni\u00f3 a acad\u00e9micos, representantes de gobierno y expertos de la sociedad civil, nacionales y regionales, con el fin de compartir los avances de la [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,5],"tags":[50,67,77,46,68,42,33,239,54],"class_list":["post-2471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualiaciones-investigacion","category-actualidad","tag-boletin","tag-chiara-saez","tag-convergencia","tag-editorial","tag-javier-garcia","tag-newsletters","tag-noticias","tag-patricia-pena","tag-regulacion"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/regulacionconvergente.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Reunion-cientifica-nacional.png?fit=1080%2C566&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2471"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2900,"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2471\/revisions\/2900"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/regulacionconvergente.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}