CAMTIC aims satisfied with Costa Rican government proposal to create National Plan of Formation of Human Resource in Information and Communication Technologies
Thursday September 4th, 2008
- Deficiency of technicians and professionals in technology leaves expensive costs to Costa Rica
- Solution to the problem requires joint work between public and private academy, companies and government
The Camera of Information and Communication Technologies (CAMTIC) is satisfied with the proposal to create a National Plan of Formation of Human Resource in TIC, plan welcomed by the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica, as the President in Exercise, Laura Chinchilla, announced this Thursday during the forum "Digital Strategy of Costa Rica: Connected, Green and Intelligent", summoned by CAMTIC, ITS Infocomunicación and INCAE Business School.
"The commitment of the Presidency to create a high level commission that proposes this plan in 3 months, is a fundamental step not only to improve the competitiveness of the sector of Technologies of Information and Communication (TIC), but of all the Costa Rican economy", showed Alexander Mora Delgado, President of CAMTIC.
"The technical and professional personnel in TIC is not only the main resource for the companies of our sector. It also becomes more strategic and little in all the other productive sectors, the government and even in educational system", concluded Alexánder Mora.
The deficiency of personnel specialized in TIC caused that in 2007 this sector didn't received incomes near $173 million and according to the projections, that number could increase for the next years unless appropriate measures are taken.
CAMTIC obtained these findings by means of an investigation conducted by Program of Information and Knowledge Society of the University of Costa Rica (PROSIC) and the Masters in Technologies of Information of the National University (MATI), which were presented during today's forum.
The study considers and projects shortage of technical and professional personnel, but also identifies aspects that determine supply, demand and regulatory frame that affect this human resource shortage. CAMTIC investigation also proposes strategic steps to face the problem: in first place, fortify quantitatively and qualitatively TIC educational programs in technical schools, Learning National Institute (INA) and other centers, as well as the university graduates, especially those from the new National Technical University (Universidad Técnica Nacional).
Second, is necessary to increase admission quote in TIC graduate and postgraduate courses in public and private universities.
Costa Rica also needs to fortify the quality of university degrees and postgraduate courses by its accreditation, specialization by profiles and updating.
Technological infrastructure needs improvement and its professors in public and private educational institutions need specialization. It is also necessary to give access to financing to those students interested in TIC specialization.
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Costarican company receives award
Microsoft Latin America gave away their Regional Partners Award for Latin America during the Partners World Conference that took place las July 9th of 2008 in Houston, Texas. This is a yearly award ceremony that recognizes the Partner that has developed and distributed outstanding solutions based on Microsoft technology during the past year.
They gave away awards in 18 different categories and one of the winner was Alfa Group Technologies S.A., a costarican company who received the recognition in the category of Licensing Solutions.
IT companies getting ready to export
Achieve successful exports in a long term period is now a much more real process for 20 companies from the IT sector, who participated in the Program "Creating Exporters for the IT Sector" -organized by CAMTIC threw the project Link Exportación and PROCOMER-.
This workshop of 8 modules finished las July 10th and was given by experts in different areas such as: software as a service, business plans, innovation, finances and financing, human resources, legal aspects, marketing, among others.
IT Sector has new promotion site
If you are in the costarican IT business, this is your opportunity to include information in the first specialized IT Directory on the Internet that will help you increase your exposure at a global level and promote your exports.
This is the main goal of CostaRicaIsIT.net, the web site were potential clients from around the world can search for IT companies in Costa Rica.
CAMTIC invits the IT Sector to be parte of the new directory free of charge starting July 24th 2008 threw Augost 2009.
CostaRicaisIT.net has an international promotion strategy ment to increase the number of visitors and the companies visibility. The use of Internet Search Engines, development of promotional materials and the support of comercial offices, as well as embassys, are some of the activities for short and medium term.
Affiliation Benefits:
o Global online promotion of products and services.
o Affiliation y services free of charge until August 2009.
o Secure, fast and reliable affiliation process.
o This site will receive visitors such as potential buyers, business partners and local/international investors interested in your company.