AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoCybersecurity & Transport: DNV won a cybersecurity services contract for Santiago’s under-construction monorail, covering safety-critical rail systems and helping FITRAM manage cyber risk as the first Caribbean monorail moves toward completion. Digital Resilience: The Dominican Republic launched a new Cyber Cluster to unite public and private players, build specialized talent, and strengthen national defenses against rising cyber threats. Health & Tech in Action: LASO Foundation marked five years promoting voluntary blood donation, including education campaigns and a push to modernize the national blood system (including drone transport ideas). Public Health Cooperation: The DR hosted a regional push to eliminate malaria by 2027, sharing surveillance, early diagnosis, and faster treatment targets with partners across Latin America and the Caribbean. Energy & Climate: Solar keeps surging in the DR, with installed capacity jumping 100 MW between 2025 and June 2026, while researchers at Intec extracted alginate from sargassum to turn a coastal problem into industrial material. Startups & Finance: Paradigm led a $9M Series A for El Dorado, expanding stablecoin cross-border payments across Latin America. Local Tech-Adjacent Business: CCC signed an MoU with the DR Ministry of Defence to create a government-to-government procurement pathway for Canadian defense tech and services.
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