In an increasingly interconnected world, IT is more important than ever to economic development and social connectivity. According to a survey prepared for international consultant Raúl Luciano Katz, digitalisation has generated some 41,725 additional jobs every year over the past decade in Peru, and the sector has the potential to contribute...
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As economic growth has slowed in recent years, weighed down by a combination of volatility and relatively weak demand in the primary and extractive sectors, strength in Peru’s ICT industry has been a constant bright spot. The telecommunications sector has been particularly dynamic, spurred by increased competition, investment and consumer...
Aiming to increase the number of Peruvians with access to high-speed broadband internet, in 2012 the government introduced the broadband adoption law, an ambitious plan to develop a National Fibre Optical Backbone Network (Red Dorsal Nacional de Fibra Optica, RDNFO). In light of often-weak economic incentives for operators to invest in...
As economic growth has slowed in recent years, weighed down by a combination of volatility and relatively weak demand in the primary and extractive sectors, strength in Peru’s ICT industry has been a constant bright spot. The telecommunications sector has been particularly dynamic, spurred by increased competition, investment and consumer use. The early signs are that these trends have carried...
Over the last two decades Peru has been one of the fastest-growing economies in the region. Remarkably resilient to global headwinds, positive GDP growth has continued despite the end of the commodities boom. Yet the growth rate has slowed and the initial impetus of a first wave of structural reforms has faded. The question now is whether the current administration can address problems, implement further reforms and re-accelerate the economy.
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