Blockchain – the distributed ledger technology that underlies cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way of business is conducted across the global economy.
Blockchain – the distributed ledger technology that underlies cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way of business is conducted across the global economy.
A study conducted in 2017 by the Ministry of Production (Ministerio de la Producción, PRODUCE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that Peru allocated 0.2% of GDP to innovation, which equates to one-tenth of the amount Chile invested. Comparatively, Colombia invested around 0.8% of GDP to innovation, Argentina 0.6% and Mexico 0.5...
In 2017 Peru’s ICT sector represented 2.6% of GDP, according to industry consulting firm Ovum. Political instability and an unfavourable regulatory environment are the main factors affecting the country’s competitiveness in terms of ICT adoption, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). Furthermore, there is plenty of room for improvement...
After two decades of stable economic development, Peru increasingly finds itself in a position to focus more resources on education. This is a welcome opportunity, as the country has some way to go to catch up to its regional peers in terms of educational access and outcomes. There are encouraging signs that the necessary changes are under way...
Since 2008 Peru has made significant progress in expanding health care infrastructure, lowering barriers to access and modernising public sector institutions. In so doing the government has laid the groundwork to achieve universal coverage, a goal the current administration hopes to achieve by 2021. This process has been supported by major...
Although priorities vary when it comes to economic development, the increasing need for skilled labour is both a cause of and a requirement for accelerated growth that spans markets and continents. This demand for technical specialists from Mexico to Indonesia is often most concentrated in the sectors that are vital to economic advancement,...
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