President Leonel Fernández authorized the operation of the high-tech Santo Domingo Cyberpark and two other industrial free zones. The Santo Domingo Cyberpark was created by Decree 30-2000 and will be located on 250,000 meters in Hato Nuevo, National District (outside of Santo Domingo, near Las Americas International Airport). Decree 31-2000 creates the Jaibón industrial free zone, to be built on a 33,695 square meter lot in the northwestern province of Monte Cristi. The third park was authorized by Decree 32-2000 and will be installed on a 57,353 square meter lot in Villa Mella, National District (north of Santo Domingo). President Fernández also authorized the Santiago Industrial Free Zone, the largest in the DR, to expand its operations to 692,190 square meters.
