Companies dedicated to digital animation in Costa Rica generate annual revenues close to $3 million, reporting average growth rates of 13% over the last few years and with optimistic forecasts for the future.
In this emerging sector, 62 companies operate with between 2 and 25 employees. Of these companies, most began operations seven years ago or less, and only a few have been in existence for 15 years or more.
The IDB loan funds will be part of the investment in equipment to operate the broadband network through a public-private cofinancing model.
The program to be implemented aims to cover and use connectivity, reduce transaction costs for citizens, businesses and public agencies through the development of digital government and encourage the development of the digital economy in the country, informed the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).
In a situation where consumers are less and less willing to spend their time on the move, and where they value the convenience businesses provide when shopping, digital supermarkets are beginning to gain market in the region.
New companies that have emerged as supermarkets that do not have physical sales areas and are operated entirely online have found acceptance in some Central American countries.
The Alvarado administration announced a new platform that will serve to digitalize the process of procedures under form D2, which are used to manage studies of low environmental impact.
The platform will initially simplify the registration and tracking of D2 forms, which represents 54% of all cases.
Understanding which are the main and relevant data that must be managed in a company and how to protect them in digital format is fundamental for the expansion of a company.
Representatives of Costa Rican technology companies WIC, Innovamars, ATTI Cyberlabs and Grupo Inco, agree that organizations are facing challenges arising from the digital transformations they must make to continue growing.
In Panama, a six-month period was granted for government institutions to incorporate information from public infrastructure projects tendered by the State in a new digital platform.
Representatives of the National Authority for Transparency and Access to Information (Antai), reported that initially the decision to use the platform was voluntary, however, the General Directorate of Public Contracting determined that the use of this website is mandatory.
The Guatemalan government expects that in the first two months of 2019, all procedures related to the issuance of construction permits can be carried out online.
Representatives of the Ministry of Economy (Mineco), reported that the plan is that through the Ventanilla Única de la Construcción, construction companies can process licenses digitally.
Companies with radio communication permits must migrate to digital technologies before 31 December 2020.
Executive Order 39491 of December 2015 requires that companies that have permits to use radio equipment must make an investment in order to move from analog technology to digital systems before 31 December 2020.
Facilities have been enabled to approve cadastral plans digitally without requiring the physical presence of surveyors and property owners at the offices of the National Registry.
The new initiative known as Approval of Topographic Plans (ATP) has made the process of approving cadastral plans in Costa Rica digital, as from now on the physical presence of surveyors and property owners on the premises of association of Engineers and Architects (CFIA) or the Land Registry will no longer be required reported that union.
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From August 14th to 24th digital applications will not be received for the Registering of Pre-packaged Foods nor for update procedures and annexes to labels, due to system maintenance.
From a statement issued by the Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA):
The Mayoral office of Panama announced that this month it will begin the first phase of digitizating processes for admissions, reviews, registrations and approvals of plans of works to be developed in the district capital.
The first phase involves testing the installed technology systems, begining with the entry into the system of three urban development projects that will serve to verify the operation of the platform, then a report will be made and if necessary, adjustments will be made. It is expected that in a year the process for approving plans will be completely systematized in order to reduce the time for gaining authorization from 8 months to 45 days.
An announcement has been made that from March food businesses will be able to register with the Ministry of Health online, and from 2016 they will be able to digitally register products.
The Panamanian Food Safety Authority has announced that from February 2015 health records of imported foods will be handled digitally for all countries.
From a statement issued by from the Panamanian Food Safety Authority (UPSA):
In order to improve control systems and procedures, the General Manager of the Panamanian Food Safety Authority (AUPSA), Dr.
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