ICT Sector Policy Note for Panama : Enabling Inclusive Development through Information and Communications Technologies

The Government of Panama and the private sector recognize the importance of information and communications technology (ICT) as an enabler of national development. This ICT sector policy note seeks to identify opportunities and challenges for growth of the ICT sector in Panama, particularly on rural access to broadband services and on cybersecurity, and potential for spillover impacts across other sectors. It provides a brief overview of the ICT sector in Panama and outlines a series of strategic actions and recommendations aimed at leveraging ICT as an engine of growth by targeting connectivity infrastructure, policies, regulation, e-Services, public data, and skills. The report is organized as follows: section one presents ICT sector in the economy. Section two deals with offer for connectivity. Section three presents demand. Section four describes the sector status from the cybersecurity point of view. Based on these analyses, section five identifies challenges that are hindering the growth of the industry, and section six presents policy options to overcome them. Finally, the World Bank describes the ways it can support those policy options in section seven and presents a set of joint activities in section eight.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2014-08-06
Subjects:	3G, ACCESS TO COMPUTERS, ACCESS TO INFORMATION, ACCESS TO INTERNET, ACTION PLAN, ADSL, BACKBONE, BANDWIDTH, BANDWIDTHS, BASIC, BROADBAND, BROADBAND CONNECTION, BROADBAND CONNECTIONS, BROADBAND CONNECTIVITY, BROADBAND TRANSMISSION, BUSINESS MODEL, BUSINESS PROCESS, BUSINESS PROCESS OUTSOURCING, CABLE MODEM, CABLE TELEVISION, CAPABILITY, CAPACITY BUILDING, CELL PHONE, CELL PHONES, CERTIFICATE, CITIES, CODING, COLLABORATION, COMMERCE, COMMUNICATION SERVICES, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITIES, COMPETITIVE PRICES, COMPETITIVENESS, COMPONENTS, COMPUTER SYSTEMS, COMPUTERS, COMPUTING, CONNECTION SPEED, CONNECTION SPEEDS, CONNECTIVITY, CONNECTIVITY INFRASTRUCTURE, CONTENT CREATION, COPYING, COPYRIGHT, CUSTOMER SERVICE, DATA PRIVACY, DEVICES, DIGITAL, DNS, DOMAIN, DOMAIN NAME, DSL, E-MAIL, EBANKING, ECOMMERCE, ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES, ECONOMIC ACTIVITY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIES OF SCALE, EGOVERNMENT, EGOVERNMENT INITIATIVES, ELECTRICITY, ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC COMMERCE, ELECTRONIC FILING, ELECTRONIC PAYMENT, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE, ELECTRONIC TOOLS, ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS, ENABLING ENVIRONMENT, END USER, END USERS, EPAYMENT, EQUIPMENT, ESERVICES, ETRANSFORMATION, FAIR COMPETITION, FIBER OPTICS, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FINANCIAL SERVICES, FIREWALLS, FREE SOFTWARE, FUNCTIONALITIES, G2G, GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS, GOVERNMENT OFFICES, GOVERNMENT SERVICES, GRAPHICS, HUMAN CAPACITY, HUMAN RESOURCES, ICT, IMPLEMENTATION OF E-GOVERNMENT, IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS, INFORMATICS, INFORMATION ACCESS, INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE, INFORMATION SOCIETY, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION, INSTITUTION, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INTERNET ACCESS, INTERNET BANDWIDTH, INTERNET NETWORKS, INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS, INTERNET SERVICES, INTEROPERABILITY, IP, IP TELEPHONY, ISP, ISPS, KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY, LAN, LEGAL FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATIVE FRAMEWORK, LEGISLATIVE REFORMS, LICENSE, LICENSES, LITERACY, LITERACY RATES, MANUFACTURING, MARKET COMPETITION, MARKET SHARE, MATERIAL, MESSAGING, MOBILE NETWORK, MOBILE NETWORKS, MOBILE SERVICES, MOBILE TELEPHONY, MONITORS, NETWORK DEPLOYMENT, NETWORK SERVICE, NETWORKS, ONLINE BANKING, ONLINE FORMS, ONLINE PAYMENT, ONLINE SERVICES, ONLINE TRANSACTIONS, OPEN ACCESS, OPERATING SYSTEM, OUTSOURCING, PAYPHONES, PEER-TO-PEER, PENETRATION RATE, PERSONAL COMMUNICATION, PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, PERSONAL DATA, PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION, PERSONAL INFORMATION, PHONE NUMBERS, PHONES, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRIVATE SECTORS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS, PUBLIC NETWORK, QUALITY OF SERVICE, QUERIES, REAL TIME, REGISTRY, REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RESULT, RESULTS, ROBOTICS, RURAL ACCESS, SAN, SATELLITE, SATELLITE CONNECTIONS, SCIENTISTS, SECURE AUTHENTICATION, SENSITIVE INFORMATION, SERVERS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SITES, SMART PHONES, SPAMMING, SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT, SUBMARINE CABLES, TECHNICAL EXPERTS, TECHNICAL MEASURES, TECHNICAL SUPPORT, TECHNICIANS, TELECOM, TELECOMMUNICATION, TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANIES, TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORKS, TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR, TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS OPERATORS, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR, TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, TELEGEOGRAPHY, TELEPHONE, TELEPHONE NETWORK, TELEPHONES, TELEPHONY, TERMINALS, TERRESTRIAL NETWORK, TRAINING PROGRAMS, TRANSMISSION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, UNIVERSAL SERVICE, USER, USERS, USES, VIDEO, VOICE TELEPHONY, WEB, WEBSITE, WEBSITES, WIFI, WIRELESS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/ https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21105
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