artificial intelligence

4 leaders across 3 countries this week.

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2026-08-12 José Raúl Mulino

Some 26 digital procedures and integrated active services, in addition to 787 thousand active users, are among the advances, from May 2025 to date, of the Panama Conecta portal, the administrator of the National Authority for Government Innovation (AIG), Adolfo Fábrega, informed the Cabinet Council. According to Fábrega, Google has announced the arrival of two submarine cables that will increase Panama's connectivity as a global digital "hub", projecting the country with a new image in digital …

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2026-08-12 José Raúl Mulino

Cabinet approves project for Panama to join the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency The Cabinet Council approved bill 27-26 that approves the Constitutive Agreement of the Latin American and Caribbean Space Agency (ALCE), prepared in Mexico on September 18, 2021; Therefore, the accession of Panama to this international organization, in order to reduce the digital divide in the Latin American States In this way, equal conditions are created for access to information, innovation and space …

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2026-08-11 Shavkat Mirziyoyev

Issues of developing cooperation in geology and critically important minerals, accelerating digital transformation processes, as well as the introduction of artificial intelligence technologies were discussed at the meeting. The participants exchanged views on the application of advanced digital technologies in the industry, emphasizing the importance of practical cooperation in promising areas. Following the meeting, the parties expressed their willingness to expand cooperation, including dev…

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2026-08-11 Luis Abinader

PuntaCana.–The president of the Board of Directors of the Dominican Institute of Telecommunications (Indotel), Guido Gómez Mazara, stated that digital connectivity has become a strategic factor for competitiveness, investment, social inclusion and economic development of the Caribbean countries. Delivering the welcome remarks at the 41st Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunications Organizations (Canto), Gómez Mazara highlighted that the Dominican…

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2026-08-10 Romuald Wadagni

From August 4 to 8, 2026, a Beninese ministerial delegation led by Dr Mahuna AKPLOGAN, Minister of Digital Transformation and Innovation, made a working visit to Addis Ababa. This mission is a continuation of high-level exchanges between the two countries, in particular the tête-à-tête held on July 13, 2026 between the President of the Republic of Benin, His Excellency Mr. Romuald WADAGNI and the Ethiopian Prime Minister, Dr Abiy AHMED. Sharing experiences around digital transformation The vis…

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2026-08-10 Luis Abinader

Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic has a solid foundation to accelerate its digital transformation. However, the main challenge is to consolidate an integrated, interoperable, coherently governed and people-centered digital ecosystem. This is stated in the "Analysis of the Digital Readiness and Safeguards of the Digital Public Infrastructure of the Dominican Republic", prepared by the Ministry of Public Administration (MAP) with the support of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). …

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2026-08-09 Shavkat Mirziyoyev

The development of generative artificial intelligence, cloud technologies, human capital, and the digital economy was discussed. The parties exchanged views on the prospects for cooperation and the introduction of advanced technologies in the economy, education, and public administration. Information was provided on the reforms conducted in Uzbekistan under the leadership of the President, the high growth rates of the economy, the improvement of the investment climate, and ongoing activities sup…

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2026-08-07 Luis Abinader

Panama City.-The Dominican Republic was among the first six places out of 20 countries in the 5th Regional Digital Health Connectathon, held in Panama City, after demonstrating its ability to exchange clinical information securely under international interoperability standards, a result that consolidates the country's progress in the implementation of the National Digital Health Strategy. The Dominican participation took place within the framework of the PH4H 2026 Regional Conference, a space t…

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2026-08-07 Shavkat Mirziyoyev

As a result of recent work in this area, Uzbekistan has risen 25 positions to rank 62nd in the international AI readiness index. The goal is to enter the world’s top 50 countries in this index by 2030. In addition, it is planned to increase the volume of AI-based software products and services to $1.5 billion, expand infrastructure, and implement more than 200 new projects. Emphasizing that artificial intelligence technologies are developing rapidly, the Head of State noted the need to continu…