At the Annual Conference of Executives in Panama, to be held from April 26 to 28, discussions will take place on the technological advances that have been made and how companies can adapt to the "fourth industrial revolution".
"The future has arrived: Panama 4.0" is the name of the 2017 edition of the Annual Conference of Executives in Panama (CADE).
The budget for the country's investment in technology and research is four times less than what is invested in developed countries.
A presentation has been made of the first report on the "State of Science, Technology and Innovation in Costa Rica."
From a press release issued by the State of the Nation:
The First Report on the State of Science, Technology and Innovation aims to lay the foundation for monitoring scientific and technological work in Costa Rica from the point of view of human development. It aims to give the central role that science and technology plays for the country's future more visible and provide information which will support decision-making in this field.
Report on the Performance of Costa Rica, through the selection, measurement and evaluation of a set of factors covering social, economic, environmental and political development.
From the Synopsis of the State of the Nation Report 2013:
State of the Nation Report 2013
Persistent myths about our country, have led to Costa Rican society, for decades, doing the same thing and hoping for different results.
The Eighteenth State of the Nation Report provides an assessment of the progress of Costa Rica on sustainable human development.
Synopsis of the Eighteenth State of the Nation:
Summary
Moderate growth and monetary stability, but environmental management, a society and a political system in serious trouble: that is, in brief, the story of 2011. A year in which the style of development and Costa Rican democracy has not made firm progress in human development of the population.