Science & Technology

During the first half of 2023, more than 770 million attempted cyber attacks against Costa Rica were reported.  The Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (Micitt) reports an increase of 66% compared to the previous year.This is equal...

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Thursday for a “united, sustainable and global” response to the risks arising from the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) at the first summit on this technology, which began this past Wednesday in...

In the business sector, there is intense rivalry and frequent market fluctuations. Therefore, to assist professionals in navigating the complexity of the sales sector, a thorough Sales Course is needed. Acknowledging the differences between Business-to-Business (B2B) and Business-to-Consumer (B2C)...

Using virtual reality glasses, the Desamparados Civil Court held the country's first judicial hearing in the metaverse.It is a completely immersive and three-dimensional online virtual world, where the borders between reality and the real world disappear. On this platform, users...

 Students from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Panama, Suriname, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica and the Dominican Republic participated in technological and soft skills training.After a week of technological training and with significant female participation, the Huawei Technologies...

Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence to attack companies and public institutions, but organizations are using techniques from the past to defend themselves. This is how forceful the Fortinet Director of Information Security for Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, Jaime...

 A quantum communication testbed will be established in the province of Quebec.  It is estimated that in the future the opportunities offered by this technology could improve the security of computer communications. The project, which will be named Kirq, in...

Prysmian Group donated about three kilometers of cables, energy and telecommunications, for the development of the radio telescope of the Santa Cruz Radio Observatory (ROSAC), the only equipment of its kind in Central America, located in Guanacaste. Providing deeper coverage...

Costa Rica is fourth in the world in the Online Freedom Index published by Freedom House with data collected from June 2022 to May 2023.The study measures each country's level of Internet freedom based on three main criteria: barriers...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to greatly improve our well-being by providing personalized assistance, enhancing healthcare, promoting mental health, and increasing efficiency in various domains of our lives. Here are some ways AI can contribute to a better...