AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoDigital Governance in Central America: A new UNESCO- and EU-backed report from UPF Barcelona maps digital platform regulation gaps across El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, and the Dominican Republic—flagging weak protections against electoral disinformation, online gender-based violence, and opaque moderation. El Salvador’s AI Hardware Push: El Salvador’s National AI Agency (ANIA) named former NVIDIA executive Randy Lewis as Senior Advisor, aiming to strengthen semiconductor supply-chain planning and scale advanced compute infrastructure. Pax Silica Expansion: The U.S. State Department’s Pax Silica AI-and-supply-chain alliance added El Salvador (and others), bringing the coalition to 24 partners focused on secure semiconductors and critical minerals. Venezuela Quake Tech in Action: NASA’s satellite assessment estimates nearly 58,870 Venezuelan buildings damaged or destroyed, while El Salvador’s specialized rescue teams helped pull survivors alive—including a 69-year-old rescued after specialized search equipment detected signs of life. Local Tech-Adjacent Trade: Salvadoran super-premium vodka Mizata is being pitched to Dutch HORECA buyers as El Salvador expands premium exports into Europe.
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