President Fernandez meets with entrepreneurs in the technology industry in Miami

President Fernandez meets with entrepreneurs in the technology industry in Miami
Miami, 12/08/2010

Dominican President Leonel Fernandez met with a group of businessmen from the technology industry based in Miami, with whom he discussed the possibility of installing software production centers in the Dominican Republic.

the government “is making efforts to modernize its industrial parks with the adoption of new technological components that supersede the traditional production schemes.”

Fernandez explained the advantages offered by the country to foreign investment and said that the government “is making efforts to modernize its industrial parks with the adoption of new technological components that supersede the traditional production schemes.”

In this regard, he acknowledged that countries aspiring to compete in today’s demanding business world must transform their production schemes to use technology as their main core, as reported by the Division of Information, Press and Publicity of the Presidency.

During the meeting, the Dominican President was informed of the production standards that the technology companies in the state of Florida, especially those in Miami, have.

Between January and February of next year some 60 representatives of technology companies in Miami will travel to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, to explore in-situ investment opportunities in the Caribbean nation, as Marco Herrera, Secretary of State without Portfolio who attended the meeting, explained.

Herrera said that U.S. businessmen will visit the Center for Export and Investment of the Dominican Republic, and the Cyber Park in the vicinity of Boca Chica, and explained that among the technology companies that would settle in the country are those representing the areas of biotechnology, healthcare, and cellular and cordless phones.

In this regard, he also said that the aim is to create a sort of pool of Dominican companies that would also come to Miami, one of the most important export markets for the Dominican Republic.

President Fernandez was accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Education, Carlos Morales Troncoso and Melanio Paredes, respectively, and Administrative Minister Luis Manuel Bonetti.

Among the U.S. businessmen attending the meeting were Garry Margulis, vice president of Research and Computer Tranfers, NSU; Jaime Borras, Chief Technology Officer, Motorola; Federico Bianchi, Newlink Group; Marx B. Rosenberg, of the Florida International University; and Chairman Kevin Law, Greater Technology Committee.