What should the public policy of the next president include, to fully integrate Panama into the digital economy?

Monday 18 Mar 2019 | Resources | Resources (en) |

What should the public policy of the next president include, to fully integrate Panama into the digital economy? image

Panama’s next administration has a great opportunity ahead, in particular to promote policies designed to build faster and higher-capacity networks like 4G. What does Panama’s ICT sector need to boost the country’s current networks and expand to new horizons? Clear, long-term public policy that breaks down the barriers to infrastructure deployment and perceives the sector as part of the digital ecosystem.

Digitalisation brings enormous economic and social benefits and advances in inclusion and growth, making it essential to take into account the changes needed to fully integrate Panama into the digital economy. This document describes the ICT industry’s contribution to help policymakers unlock the value of digitalisation, both for the industry and society as a whole.