ACM COLOMBIAN MINING SECTOR DEVELOPMENT 2018 2022 24 Regional public hearings As part of the mechanisms of participation carried out by the National Government it is proposed to include the mining subjects in the agenda of the regional public hearings of municipalities where this activity takes place in this way a high level communication channel is opened for the communities exercising a process of oversight to verify the compliance of the commitments acquired by the companies with the State and with the communities Institutional Media Part of the problematic of the mining sector lies in the ignorance that Colombians have about the industry its impact on national economy and about the interference that this has on the daily life of human beings It is then proposed to create a space through the institutional channel of the Ministry of Mines and Energy or its afliated entities where the mining subjects are addressed in a pedago gical manner These spaces should be approached in a playful and objective manner addressing the topics of greatest interests for the communities such as the impact and relationship of mining with the environment and the other natural resources as well as the social responsibility of the companies in the municipali ties of mining inuence in Colombia Institutional campaign Civic Code The aforementioned communication spaces should be complemented with a massi ve institutional campaign through the different media at natio nal level Mining Teaching in schools Through the Ministry of Educa tion it is proposed to include in the Natural Sciences subject a class that explains to young people about the mineral resour ces that the country has the uses of each of them in daily life and the responsible and sustainable ways of production that are present today as well as the replicable examples in other countries International promotion tours Colombian minerals export more than 80 of its production thanks to the fact that those are high quality products with high demand abroad Never theless products as important for the mining sector in Colom bia such as the thermal coal are being threatened by smear campaigns in international markets For this reason it is proposed to include Colombian exporttype minerals in the promotional events organized by ProColombia In addition to this it is proposed to organize joint tours between entrepreneurs of the sector and members of the Colombian government to the buyer countries with the aim of promoting not only the product but the high standards in social and environmental matters that are implemented by the companies with projects in the coun try This activity could be complemented with the partici pation of representatives of the Colombian government in the most important mining events where the country is promoted as an investment attraction