As the entire world was forced into their homes in 2020, the number of digital transactions increased to never-before-seen numbers; in Costa Rica alone, mobile money transfer transactions increased 700% (SUTEL, 2020), which represented 55 million transactions.
The recent chain of worldwide events, ultimately fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, has accelerated the digital journey of companies around the globe. How can we adapt and be better prepared for this uncertain and technologically disrupted future?
As a country which exports 2x the OCDE countries ratio in services and delivers over 100 different business functions in more than 12 different languages around the globe, Costa Rica is a knowledge-intensive economy, ideal for the nearshoring of IT companies worldwide.
Over 23 years ago, MicroTechnologies established in Costa Rica and currently, delivers cutting-edge engineering solutions in the semiconductor, automotive, medical, and industrial markets.
San José, Costa Rica. April 14, 2021. Awarded by the International Trade Center (ITC) as the world’s best Investment Promotion Agency for three years in a row, the Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE), has recently launched its new website, a digital experience for investors aimed at Industry 4.0 investments along with Costa Rica’s attraction of investment with a purpose to impact the triple bottom line: people, planet, and prosperity.
- The company is hiring staff as a result of demand from new projects.
- From its Costa Rican operations, the company designs projects for important clients in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
San Jose, Costa Rica. Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Gensler, the world's largest architectural firm, will hire more staff for its offices in Costa Rica. Between now and June, the firm plans to onboard 30 new hires, who will join another 14 who were hired by March of this year.
- Implemented improvements will drive commercialization of high-quality, complex medical devices.
- 300 new jobs will be added during 2021.
Costa Rica, April 9, 2021 – Viant, a life sciences company, announced that it has completed a major expansion at its medical device manufacturing plant located in Heredia, Costa Rica.
Alajuela, Costa Rica. April 06th 2021. – SMC Ltd., a global contract manufacturer for the medical, diagnostics and pharmaceutical markets with locations in California, Wisconsin, Massachusetts, Ohio, United Kingdom, India, and Costa Rica, announced the expansion of its facility in Costa Rica.
- Available vacancies in technical areas but also in human resources and finance.
- One-half of the positions are related to assembly and testing operations and are forecast to start-up in the second half of the year.
*Press release published by Intel Costa Rica.