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Interviews & Viewpoints | Jorge A Motta, National Secretary of Science, Technology and Innovation: Interview from The Report: Panama 2015
Articles & Analysis | Panama authorities working to attain digital inclusion for all citizens from The Report: Panama 2015
Panama’s ICT sector is a key enabler of the country’s high-growth, services-based economy. Strong technical infrastructure coupled with a robust legal regime present favourable conditions for local and international technology companies. The “Global Information Technology Report 2015”, published by the World Economic Forum, ranked Panama 51st amongst 143 countries in...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Agustín de la Guardia, Executive Vice-President and General Manager, Cable & Wireless Panama: Interview from The Report: Panama 2015
What is the current mobile environment in Panama, and how can this be developed further?
Articles & Analysis | Panama replicating its successful number portability process from The Report: Panama 2015
Number portability enables both fixed-line and mobile customers to keep the same number when changing from one telecoms operator to another. By most measures, it is considered an essential consumer right, as well as a way to increase competition in the market. Implemented for the first time in Hong Kong in 1995, the process soon became available in most European states,...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Rafael Pérez-Pire, General Manager, Unión Eólica Panameña: Interview from The Report: Panama 2015
Articles & Analysis | New energy investments to help Panama regain lost ground from The Report: Panama 2015
With a vision to turn Panama into an energy hub, the new administration is looking to strengthen the existing electricity and hydrocarbons market and its infrastructure, using both public and private investment, to place the country in the region’s spotlight. Multimillion-dollar investments in fossil fuel power generation, network infrastructure and renewables are in the...