{"id":7925,"date":"2020-12-03T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T15:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/40.117.174.162\/?p=7925"},"modified":"2024-11-20T03:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T03:43:03","slug":"foro-govtech-ofrece-espacio-de-intercambio-de-buenas-practicas-en-materia-de-gobierno-digital-en-centro-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/foro-govtech-ofrece-espacio-de-intercambio-de-buenas-practicas-en-materia-de-gobierno-digital-en-centro-america\/","title":{"rendered":"GovTech Forum offers a space for the exchange of best practices in digital government in Central America"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Following the success of the GovTech Latam Forum, we present the first edition of the GovTech Costa Rica 2020 Forum\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Over 200 people attended the conference, positioning it as a highly relevant networking event for the government technology services sector.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The launch of the Govtech CR Fund was announced, which includes resources in training, civic technology platforms, and seed funds for the Govtech ecosystem.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington D.C., December 1, 2020.\u2014 Following the success of the GovTech Latam, Mexico, and Argentina Forum, we present the&nbsp;<strong>Inaugural Edition of the GovTech Costa Rica Forum 2020<\/strong>, organized by OS City and The Trust for the Americas with support from INNOVAAP.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GovTech Costa Rica Forum is a networking event that brings together key stakeholders from the public sector, business, academia, and multilateral organizations to boost the technology and government ecosystem in Latin America.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event seeks to strengthen ties between the public and private sectors in order to promote the intelligent use of new technologies in improving public services and democratic practices. The GovTech Costa Rica Forum is a new way to strengthen the regional ecosystem of digital government and civic technology.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucas Jol\u00edas, CEO of OSCity, comments: \u201cThis meeting was born out of our conviction that we are at an opportune moment to promote activities that allow us to share ideas related to the digital transformation of the State, transparency and open government, and the GovTech ecosystem in general.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>At the conclusion of the GovTech Costa Rica Forum, The Trust for the Americas, OSCity, and Innovaap announced the launch of the GovTech CR Fund.<\/strong>&nbsp;This initiative seeks to support the Government of Costa Rica in its Digital Transformation process by involving academia, the public and private sectors, and multilateral organizations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rodrigo Iriani, Manager of the DIA Program at The Trust for the Americas, comments on expectations regarding access in light of the announcement of the Costa Rica GovTech Fund:\u00a0\u201cThe fund will be available to all national and subnational government entities that wish to participate. It is a first step toward promoting investment in technology to improve services for citizens, with the goal of continuing to build partnerships in this area.\u201d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event was held on the Hopin platform, which allowed<strong>&nbsp;participation of more than 200 people.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ang\u00e9lica Vega, Coordinator of the Innovation Laboratory at the University of Costa Rica, Innovaap, comments on the event and the launch of the GovTech Fund in Costa Rica: \u201cThis initiative creates a space for meeting and trust-building that allows various national and territorial actors to enhance GovTech capabilities with the support of good international experiences. It is extremely important; it marks the beginning of coordinated actions, incentives, and spaces for discussion that open unique opportunities for the GovTech ecosystem in the country.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The GovTech Forum franchise will continue to be promoted in other cities in Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula to continue fostering spaces for government collaboration and transparency.<strong>, with the next edition taking place in Madrid on December 10, 2020.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For registration and more information, visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/foro-govtech-madrid\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/foro-govtech-madrid<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>About The Trust for the Americas:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trust for the Americas is a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Organization of American States (OAS). Established in 1997 to promote public-private partnerships, The Trust has implemented projects in 24 countries and has worked with more than 1,000 organizations in the region. Our initiatives seek to promote educational and economic opportunities, as well as government accountability and transparency. Our unique partnership with the OAS gives us access to decision-makers throughout the region. This vital partnership is the foundation through which we build strong networks across all member states and the private sector. Through the development of our region, The Trust continues to help overcome challenges through strategic partnerships that promote cooperation for sustainable results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TheTrust for the Americas is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit:&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.trustfortheamericas.org\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.trustfortheamericas.org<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Facebook:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheTrustfortheAmericas\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Trust for the Americas<\/a>&nbsp; Twitter:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Trust4Americas\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@Trust4Americas<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"15\" src=\"https:\/\/www.trustfortheamericas.org\/static\/webpage_app\/insumos\/projects\/icon-map-marker.svg\">Costa Rica<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington DC,&nbsp;1&nbsp;de&nbsp;diciembre&nbsp;de 2020.-&nbsp;Siguiendo el \u00e9xito del Foro&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;Latam,&nbsp;Mexico&nbsp;y Argentina,&nbsp;presentamos la&nbsp;primera edici\u00f3n del Foro&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;Costa Rica 2020, organizado por OS City y&nbsp;The&nbsp;Trust&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;Americas&nbsp;con el apoyo de INNOVAAP.&nbsp; El Foro&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;Costa Rica&nbsp;es&nbsp;un encuentro de&nbsp;networking&nbsp;que re\u00fane a los principales actores del sector p\u00fablico, las empresas, la academia y los organismos multilaterales, con el fin de impulsar el ecosistema de tecnolog\u00eda y gobierno en Am\u00e9rica Latina.&nbsp; El evento busca&nbsp;fortalecer los v\u00ednculos entre el sector p\u00fablico y el privado, con el fin de impulsar el uso inteligente de las nuevas tecnolog\u00edas en la mejora de los servicios p\u00fablicos y las pr\u00e1cticas democr\u00e1ticas. El Foro&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;Costa Rica es una nueva forma de fortalecer el ecosistema regional de gobierno digital y tecnolog\u00eda c\u00edvica.&nbsp; Lucas&nbsp;Jol\u00edas, CEO de&nbsp;OSCity&nbsp;comenta&nbsp;\u201cEste encuentro&nbsp;nace con nuestro convencimiento de que nos encontramos en un momento propicio para difundir actividades que permitan compartir ideas relacionadas con la transformaci\u00f3n digital del Estado, la transparencia y el gobierno abierto, y el ecosistema&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;en general.\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; Al finalizar el Foro GovTech Costa Rica,&nbsp;The Trust for the Americas, OSCity e Innovaap&nbsp;anunciaron el lanzamiento&nbsp;del Fondo GovTech CR.&nbsp;Con esta iniciativa se buscar apoyar al Gobierno de Costa Rica en su proceso de Transformaci\u00f3n&nbsp;Digital involucrando a la academia, sector p\u00fablico y privado y organismos multilaterales.&nbsp; Rodrigo&nbsp;Iriani, Gerente del&nbsp;Programa&nbsp;DIA&nbsp;de&nbsp;The&nbsp;Trust&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;Americas&nbsp;comenta sobre las&nbsp;expectativas&nbsp;de&nbsp;acceso de cara al anuncio del Fondo&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;Costa Rica:&nbsp;\u201cEl fondo va a estar disponible para todas las entidades de gobiernos nacionales y&nbsp;subnacionales&nbsp;que quieran participar. Es un primer paso para promover la inversi\u00f3n de recursos en temas de tecnolog\u00eda para mejorar los servicios a los ciudadanos, con el objetivo de seguir sumando aliados en esta materia\u201d.&nbsp; El evento se llev\u00f3 a cabo en la plataforma Hopin, lo cual permiti\u00f3 la&nbsp;participaci\u00f3n de m\u00e1s de&nbsp;200 personas.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ang\u00e9lica Vega, Coordinadora del Laboratorio de innovaci\u00f3n de la Universidad de Costa Rica,&nbsp;Innovaap, comenta acerca del evento y el lanzamiento del Fondo&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;en Costa Rica \u201cEsta iniciativa viene a&nbsp;facilitar&nbsp;un espacio de encuentro&nbsp;y de generaci\u00f3n de confianza que permite a los diversos actores tanto nacionales como territoriales potenciar&nbsp;las capacidades en&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;con el apoyo de las buenas experiencias internacionales. Es sumamente importante, marca un inicio de acciones coordinadas, de incentivos y de espacios de discusi\u00f3n que&nbsp;abren oportunidades \u00fanicas para el ecosistema&nbsp;Govtech&nbsp;en el pa\u00eds.\u201d&nbsp; La&nbsp;franquicia&nbsp;del Foro&nbsp;GovTech&nbsp;se&nbsp;seguir\u00e1 promocionando en otras ciudades de&nbsp;Iberoam\u00e9rica&nbsp;para continuar&nbsp;fomentando&nbsp;los espacios de colaboraci\u00f3n y transparencia de gobiernos, siendo la pr\u00f3xima edici\u00f3n en Madrid el 10 de diciembre de 2020.&nbsp; Para inscripciones y mayor informaci\u00f3n visita:&nbsp;https:\/\/hopin.com\/events\/foro-govtech-madrid&nbsp; Sobre&nbsp;The Trust for the Americas:&nbsp; The&nbsp;Trust\u202ffor&nbsp;the&nbsp;Americas&nbsp;es una entidad sin fines de lucro afiliada a la Organizaci\u00f3n de los Estados Americanos (OEA). Establecida\u202fen 1997 para promover alianzas p\u00fablico-privadas,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Trust ha implementado proyectos en 24 pa\u00edses y ha trabajado con m\u00e1s de 1,000 organizaciones en la regi\u00f3n. Nuestras iniciativas buscan promover oportunidades educativas y econ\u00f3micas, as\u00ed como la responsabilidad y transparencia del gobierno. Nuestra alianza \u00fanica con la OEA nos permite tener acceso a los tomadores de decisiones dentro de la regi\u00f3n. Esta asociaci\u00f3n fundamental es la base a trav\u00e9s de la cual creamos redes s\u00f3lidas en todos los estados miembros y el sector privado. A trav\u00e9s del desarrollo\u202fde nuestra regi\u00f3n,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Trust contin\u00faa contribuyendo a superar\u202flos desaf\u00edos a trav\u00e9s de alianzas estrat\u00e9gicas que promueven la cooperaci\u00f3n para resultados sostenibles.&nbsp; TheTrust&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;Americas&nbsp;es una organizaci\u00f3n&nbsp;sin fines de lucro 501 (c) (3) de la Ciudad de Washington DC.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f&nbsp; Visite:&nbsp;www.trustfortheamericas.org&nbsp; Facebook:&nbsp;The Trust for the Americas&nbsp; Twitter:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;@Trust4Americas&nbsp; Costa Rica<\/p>","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":7926,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-releases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7925"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7925\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7927,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7925\/revisions\/7927"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trust-oea.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7925"}],"curies":[{"name":"well played","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}