Coordinating work teams that work remotely, having updated information systems and incorporating the use of cloud applications to generate reports in an agile way, are some of the needs of companies in the new business scenario.
The return to on-site work is a reality that seems to be far away for some companies, which, faced with the imposition of restrictions on mobility, had to readjust their operations and migrate to digital formats.
The multi million dollar spending sprees that governments hope will drive innovation and improvements in business productivity is in stark contrast with the widespread tendency to maintain the status quo of the markets.
"In 2005 in Costa Rica they wanted to block Skype, in 2015 they want to block Uber."
The title of the blog in Nacion.com written by Pablo Fonseca, is indicative of a general trend on the part of state officials to protect the status quo, in order to protect the interests of companies or sectors, especially those that are officially regulated.
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.
The government signed a trust agreement with Banco Atlantida to invest resources in the field of telecommunications and information technology.
With this trust an investment fund will be created for investments that will allow projects to be implemented in the area of telecommunications and information technologies.
"According to the contract, it is indicated that investments will be made in the area of telecommunications and their applications in information technology and communication, as well as facilitating access to the internet."
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.
The growing Latin American potential for consumption of IT services is attracting information technology companies from India.
An article in Nearshoreamericas.com states that "An increasing number of Indian technology companies are expanding in the emerging markets of Latin America, in an attempt to reduce their excessive dependence on the already saturated markets of the United States and Europe ".
Interaction between mobile telephony, barcodes, cameras and software permits "traveling" from print media to the web.
On its Friday edition, the print versions of Wall Street Journal had advertising from BMO Capital Markets. In the lower left part of the ad there was a barcode.
Those readers with a camera-enabled mobile phone and the right software, could aim it to the barcode, take the picture and directly access BMO Capital Markets, where they would get more information.
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.