In Costa Rica an investigation has been launched against the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Company of Heredia for anticompetitive practices in the market of digital technologies.
On October 30th and 31st companies from the sector will gather together in San Jose to discuss issues such as internet governance, mobility and telecom investment.
Taken from Expotelecom.net:
For 2014. the 6th edition will be held again at Real Intercontinental Hotel located in Escazu.
Expo - Telecom since its inception in 2009, has been known for putting on a show featuring the industry's latest innovations, quality exhibitions and is a place where visitors will find interactive booths with new products, where the architecture displays the image of each of the exhibitors, highlighting the strengths of the various products on display.
Panama is the only country in the region which has improved considerably in the use of information technology in the last year.
Investments in the field of information technology have resulted in more and better use of these IT services in Panama, which has improved its overall position in the use of technology, according to the Information Technology 2014 report, prepared by the World Economic Forum World.
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.
Costa Rica's government has launched the use of digital signatures, but warns that the growth of its use will depend on its incorporation by the private sector.
The digital signature binds the identity of a person or team with a message or electronic document, to ensure authorship and integrity. The recognition of digital signatures provides security for electronic transactions, promoting e-commerce.
The traditional Latin American Meeting of Innovation and Business is being organized by the Panamanian Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications(CAPATEC).
BIZ FIT PANAMA 2011, will bring together academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in innovation and business. The format of BIZ FIT PANAMA 2011 meeting will focus on current issues of Innovation, Business and Technology, as detailed in the agenda of the event to be held on 14 and 15 of September, attended by Dr. Stephen R. Central Covey who will speak about his book “ La Tercera Alternativa” (The Third Alternative.)
Today and tomorrow, companies from 12 countries are meeting in Costa Rica to build ties and identify potential partnerships.
The forum, organized by Costa Rica's export promotion agency (Procomer) and the Chamber of Information and Communication technologies (CAMTIC), will bring together 35 companies from Germany, Canada, China, Guatemala, USA, Spain, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and India.
Being connected and online anywhere has become an essential component in life.
The 2009 Media Engagement Barometer commissioned by Motorola’s Home & Networks Mobility business has revealed a shift in consumer influence that hasn’t been widely recognized yet: Age no longer dictates a consumer’s willingness or ability to use media technology or services.
The region places between 56 and 125 in the world in harnessing information and telecommunication technologies (ICTs).
To calculate the placement, three areas were taken into account: Environment, Preparedness and Use. Environment measures the degree to which the country's general atmosphere promotes the development of ICTs, measuring factors such as market infrastructure and regulation.
China will finance a high technology development center which will feature a business center, shopping area and data center.
The governments of both countries are already working on the design of the complex estimated at a cost of $65 million.
According to Nacion.com, the Chinese ambassador in Costa Rica, Wang Xiaoyuan, reported: "We reached an agreement for China to give consultation on the park.