Uber is Well Received in El SalvadorTuesday, May 9, 2017 While Costa Rica still has not defined a legal scheme to regulate the mode of transport offered by Uber, in El Salvador the company has started operations with the government´s approval. The technology company that offers a private transportation network started operating in San Salvador on May 9, with the backing of the Sánchez Cerén administration. Businesses in Favor of UberMonday, September 14, 2015 Panamanian private sector representatives are defending the mode of operations of Uber, who announced the launch of its corporate transportation service in Panama City. As in Costa Rica, the arrival of Uber has generated resistance among traditional public transport sectors, such as taxis. However, Panamanian businessmen believe, like the vast majority of companies in Costa Rica and other countries where Uber is already operating, that space should be given to Uber for the private transport service to operate without government hindrance. Sharing Economy Grows in El SalvadorThursday, November 22, 2018 Uber Eats food delivery application will be available in the country from November 23rd and will start operating with 150 affiliated restaurants. Representatives of Uber Eats for Central America informed that in the first phase of operation, the application will cover food deliveries in some areas of the Metropolitan Area of San Salvador. Lots of Talk About "Innovation" But Then They Ban ItTuesday, December 1, 2015 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." Wind Blows in Favour of Collaborative EconomyTuesday, March 15, 2016 Accepting that Uber, Airbnb and crowfunding are here to stay, the National Markets and Competition Commission of Spain is in favor of reducing requirements for traditional operators and not adding any new regulations for incoming competitors. EDITORIAL Hemodialysis, Airbnb and UberMonday, February 15, 2016 People with kidney failure can now travel normally, covered by a coalition of companies united by the concepts of a sharing economy. EDITORIAL Don't Buy What You Will Use Only Once. Rent it.Friday, September 4, 2015 The practical sharing economy is keeping pace with digital communications and logistics systems finely tuned to all size markets. And this realization already extends beyond using Airbnb to rent an apartment for vacation or a using Uber to make a journey. If you need a drill for a couple of hours to hang new curtains, why buy it if it is something which afterwards you will only use occasionally? Rent it. Don't Bet on the TaxiFriday, January 25, 2019 The same free market concept that led to a concession of a taximeter plate of almost zero original cost to reach a value of tens of thousands of dollars, must now be applied to the irruption of collaborative transport services. EDITORIAL Workforce Automation: More Threat Than OpportunityThursday, December 6, 2018 Although new jobs will emerge, technological changes will have a strong impact in the Central American region, where there is a high proportion of jobs with a high risk of automation. According to forecasts made by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), in 2018 it was estimated that 75% of workers in Guatemala and El Salvador are in high-risk automation jobs. |
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