The Ministry of Education of Nicaragua tenders the supply of all equipment and technological tools, learning software and related services for Mobile Digital Classrooms in Primary schools.
Logistics, banking, tourism and education are some of the sectors in Panama that need to modernize their computer systems, which generates business opportunities for developers of technological solutions.
According to a study prepared by the Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer), Panama's ICT market exceeds $1.5 billion per year as a contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Nearly three-quarters of newly formed companies arise from ideas that are not very innovative, and there are very few that are export-oriented.
This was revealed by the "National Report 2012: the state of entrepreneurship in Costa Rica". "The research, made with the methodology of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), shows that 73% of new companies created do not offer any new products or services to customers, while for established firms the ratio is 60 % ", reported Nacion.com.
Top of the list in the region is Panama (57 in the world), followed by Costa Rica (58), Guatemala (98), Honduras (99), El Salvador (103) and Nicaragua (131).
The Global Information and Communication Technologies Report 2012 is prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with INSEAD Business School. It has been published since 2001 and covers 142 countries.