AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAI for public services: Costa Rica signed a collaboration agreement with Google to bring AI into education, health, and security as part of the government’s digital transformation push. Rural tech in classrooms: The Hummingbird program is expanding online English lessons to 100 rural schools, using live instruction plus classroom support with tablets, computers, and interactive boards. Education + space innovation: Universidad Fidélitas students are preparing for the Mars Challenge with “Proyecto Broza,” turning coffee-industry waste into resources for space missions. Conservation tech + citizen science: A new nature app, WildQuest, blends a game like Pokemon Go with wildlife photo collection to generate digital “battle cards” for researchers. Ocean science spotlight: A Costa Rica documentary, “Costa Rica, Cradle of Whales,” premiered on Canal 7, using drones, underwater cameras, and hydrophones to explore Golfo Dulce’s whale nursery role. Energy from coffee waste: Poás Bioenergy is using coffee pulp and pineapple crowns to produce syngas and other outputs, aiming to cut methane from farm waste while replacing fossil fuel heat. Policy + governance: President Laura Fernández presented eight new bills after her first 100 days, including changes tied to pensions, public contracting oversight, and internet funding.
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