Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Digital Economy as axis of presidential candidate Alberto Fernández productive plans

The representative of Frente de Todos leads the voting intention for next election on October 27. Science and technology as fundamental areas and the focus on post convergence.

In the communications sector there are speculations on who will be in charge of management. Too early for names. In any case it will be the least thought, because the focus will not be in networks and connectivity, but in Digital Economy. Conversations held by Convergencialatina with referents related to the candidate Alberto Fernández addressed questions about orientation on economic activity as a generator of jobs “that put money in people's pocket”. Based on these dialogues, it is possible to delineate the three basic areas of the economy on which an eventual government of Frente de Todos would work. They would not be very different from what Mauricio Macri would face, but the singularities of Peronismo and its social justice profile will soften tough measures in fields such as labor.

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