Orlando vega quesada

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Orlando Vega Quesada

Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Costa Rica.

Ph.D. in Government and Public Policy, Master’s in Population and Health, and Bachelor’s in Political Science. He is currently the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of Costa Rica.

He previously served as Deputy Minister of Telecommunications, where he led the issuance of the National Telecommunications Development Plan, the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, the comprehensive reform of the National Frequency Allocation Plan, and the completion of the transition to digital terrestrial television.

He currently chairs the Scientific Council of the National Center for Food Science and Technology and the Board of Directors of the Costa Rican Agency for Innovation and Research. He also serves as the national liaison officer to the International Atomic Energy Agency. His areas of expertise are Public Policy in Science, Technology, and Innovation, as well as Public Policy in Telecommunications.

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In line with the objectives of the EU-LAC Digital Alliance and the the BELLA II project led by RedCLARA, TICAL provides a forum for strategic dialogue and exchange of experiences among the NRENs members of RedCLARA on strengthening regional science, technology, and innovation; promotes the identification of common challenges and opportunities of digital transformation for the economic and social development of Latin America and the Caribbean, and seeks to identify the cornerstones for building a common development agenda based on digital.

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