Intelligent CIO LATAM Issue 06 | Page 50

COUNTRY FOCUS : ECUADOR
Pablo Zambrano , President of the Federation of Industries of Ecuador and Executive President of the Chamber of Industries and Production , CIP , said : “ Companies must have a digital strategy for issues such as comprehensive management , logistics management and human capital , including teleworking and develop an infrastructure compatible with future needs , such as the deployment of 5G networks and a correct and ethical use of data .”
However , this new technological proposal also implies understanding the challenges and opportunities generated by this accelerated immersion into digital processes .
Above : Sunset in Guayaquil
Below : Marcela Perilla ,
President for the Northern Region in Latin America and the Caribbean SAP
Francisco Jarrín , President of the Guayaquil Industrial Association , said : “ The Digital Transformation is here to stay . Companies achieve better productivity , saving costs to obtain positive changes and growth opportunities for the country . Currently , little use is made of Artificial Intelligence , robotics and Big Data as not enough technological investment is acquired .”
New challenges and opportunities for Ecuadorian entrepreneurs
The business leaders of this country seek their organizations to understand that establishing leveraged processes in Digital Transformation allows Ecuadorian companies to embark on a new path and generate new strategies to take their businesses to the top .
Marcela Perilla , President for the Northern Region in Latin America and the Caribbean , SAP , said : “ For the reactivation of the country ’ s economy , it is necessary to work on different fronts . On the one hand , private organizations must look for strategic alliances with the public sector to encourage the digital ecosystem and adapt solutions to the needs of organizations .
“ Companies must create training programs with digital tools that allow them to improve collaborators ’ work performance and implement technologies that enable them to optimize the management of their supply chains and data management to achieve better performance .”
The government , from spectator to protagonist
In the Ecuadorian case , expectations focus on both economic and strategic stimuli that the government can offer to companies , academia and the rest of the value chain to strengthen it .
Viana Maino , Ecuadorian Minister of Telecommunications and the Information Society , in a meeting with the partners of the Ecuadorian American Chamber of Commerce , AMCHAM , said : “ For us to advance in the country ’ s digital development , it is essential to have strategic allies , such as the private sector , to democratize access to technologies and promote investments , through three elements : Digital Infrastructure , Digital Government and Digital Transformation .”
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