Colombia’s IT sector is becoming interlinked with its macroeconomic growth, especially as it plays an increasingly important role among businesses and in the country’s social and educational development. Years of investment by private and public sector operators has enabled rapid deployment of telecoms infrastructure throughout the country....
Using technology to improve social inclusion has become an important element in promoting economic development, especially in Colombia’s rural areas. A key element of this strategy has been the expansion of internet access. The number of internet connections in Colombia rose from 3.3m in the first quarter of 2010 to 10.7m in the same period of...
In a bid to strengthen its competitiveness in international markets, Colombia is aiming to increase spending on research and innovation activities. Although this has been a stated priority of successive governments, expenditure levels for research and innovation are still well below other countries in the region. To change this, authorities...
Like several Latin American countries, Colombia has endured a long-standing political battle over landownership, where progress has been slow. Reform in Colombia is complicated by the continuing internal conflict, the wide-scale displacement of campesinos (small-scale farmers), a lack of documentation for historical landownership and...
The tides of Colombia’s agricultural sector, which for years lagged behind neighbouring countries due to landownership restrictions and underdeveloped transport infrastructure, have fast been changing. As of early 2016, several key reforms and progressive measures were beginning to allow investment to flow to the Colombian countryside. A...
Largely cut off from foreign investment during the 1980s and 1990s due to security concerns, Colombia developed a wide variety of local manufacturing businesses and brands. Companies such as drink maker Postobón, cement firm Cementos Argos or burger chain El Corral are household names in Colombia.
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