Tupac Katari satellite will improve connectivity in Bolivia
Some of the objectives of the launching are to increase investments in the Information and Communication Technology sector (ICT), and develop the country's satellite industry.
Through public operating companies and specific plans such as the spatial program, the Bolivian government owns a significant participation in the Information and Communication Technology sector (ICT).
The launching of the Tupac Katari satellite on December of 2013, which started operations during the first quarter of 2014, is an example and opportunity to improve connectivity and increase investments in one of the least developed countries in the region.
The "central axis" is the country's main economic region. It is made up by the capital cities and metropolitan areas of the departments of La Paz, Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, whose population exceeds 70 percent of the country's total population, and where 75 percent of the economic activities take place, according to the study "Hacia la Digitalización de América Latina: las infraestructuras y los servicios TIC en la región" (Toward the Digitalization of Latin America: Infrastructure and ICT Services in the Region), carried out by CAF.
One of the challenges the country faces in coming years is investment in technical, financial, and human resources to reduce the digital gap and strengthen infrastructure.
Inter-connectivity plans with Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, institutional approach, development of a digital agenda, and the development of their own satellite industry are also improvement opportunities for Bolivia.
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