The digital agenda of candidates for president of Peru: wordy and without anchoring in spectrum allocation and 5G achievements

Presidential elections will be held on April 11, in an extremely fragmented scenario, with 18 candidates. Johny Lescano, of Acción Popular, leads the polls with around 11%. The electoral platforms do not take into account the current experience left by digitization at forced marches by Covid-19, except for isolated mentions. The use of educational platforms and the deepening of digital government stand out.

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Globales · Economy18/04/2024

Cosmas Zavazava: More resilient approaches needed in an increasingly volatile digital world

The Director of Telecommunication Development of the ITU spoke with Convergencia about the objectives in Latin America of the Acceleration Centers Network and the Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Digital Development Alliance.

Argentina · Regulation · Operators15/04/2024

What will be the sector's agenda after the repeal of DNU 690?

Representatives from various associations representing ICT companies agreed that the repeal of the decree is positive and that this will mark the beginning of a new stage. However, politicians warn that without regulation, the law of the jungle will prevail in a highly concentrated market.

Globales · Software and Applications · Economy11/04/2024

IMF alert: cyber attacks on financial system increase and lack of policies to face challenge

The agency warned that there is a lack of binding regulations and data on cyberattacks. Weak governance in the matter does not help either. Emerging countries and financial institutions that began teleworking after the Covid-19 pandemic are more at risk.

Argentina · Regulation · Politics10/04/2024

Milei Government rules out decree 690

It does so to "safeguard the rules that allow the development of a competitive market and the free setting of prices for the services provided." The use and access to networks is no longer a competitive public service.

Costa Rica · Mobile · Regulation · Operators09/04/2024

Costa Rica advances slowly on its path to 5G

Radiographic Costarricense, a company of the state-owned Grupo ICE, launched the country's first 5G network in March. However, private operators are lagging behind due to the retrograde impact on bureaucratic processes.

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