This was entrusted to Convergencia from the area, which now depends on the Secretariat that also manages tasks related to the promotion of SMEs and entrepreneurs. The scheme benefits 910 companies that employ 66,000 people.

On April 8, the organization chart of the Ministry of Economy of Argentina (Decree 293/2024) was published: among the 14 secretariats of the ministry headed by Luis Caputo was the Secretariat of SMEs, Entrepreneurs and Knowledge Economy. Those areas were in charge of Martín Ayerra - who served as Secretary of the Knowledge Economy since December 20 - the undersecretaries of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises; of Entrepreneurs; and Knowledge Economy.

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This was entrusted to Convergencia from the area, which now depends on the Secretariat that also manages tasks related to the promotion of SMEs and entrepreneurs. The scheme benefits 910 companies that employ 66,000 people.

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The International Advisory Body for Submarine Cable Research Alliance (IAB) reached global consensus on adding proposals with the inclusion of China and the US. The focus was on resilience rather than security.

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The CAF International Forum “Digitalize to Transform,” organized by CAF, laid the groundwork for a technology roadmap for the next decade, with an emphasis on regulation and investment promotion.

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Texto Convergencialatina spoke with Fernando Capella, Ciena’s regional director for Southern CALA, about the deployment of WaveLogic 6 Extreme (WL6e) technology, along with Waveserver, the 6500 Packet-Optical platform and Navigator Network Control Suite.

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