President Danilo Medina received at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday, 23 April 2019 the visit of César Cernuda, president of Microsoft Latin America. Spaniard Cernuda is also global corporate vice president for Microsoft Corporation and oversees more than 2,500 employees and 80,000 partnerships in his region.
As reported by the Presidency, during the meeting with President Medina he spoke of Microsoft’s commitment and backing of the Medina administration’s República Digital (Digital Republic) program. In a press release, the Presidency reported that Microsoft has been an ally to government efforts to reduce the digital gap to guarantee that Dominicans be part of the new era and to make the country more competitive.
Also present in the meeting with the President was Herbert Lewy, general manager of Microsoft for the Caribbean Ana Patricia Mejía, Microsoft representative in the Dominican Republic, and Nanda Pou, in charge of Microsoft Dominicana government relations. Medina met with Cernuda accompanied by Presidency Minister Gustavo Montalvo and the vice president for governmental coordination of the Ministry of the Presidency, Zoraima Cuello.
During his visit to Santo Domingo, Cernuda was the keynote speaker at the monthly luncheon of the American Chamber of Commerce. At the talk, he stressed that artificial intelligence is a competitive advantage and a real opportunity to accelerate economic growth in the Dominican Republic. He characterized it as a tool that is transforming business in many markets. He said artificial intelligence is helping solve many fundamental challenges of society today, contrary to those that see digital transformation as a futuristic matter.
Cernuda also spoke on Tuesday, 24 April at the Presidency on: “Disruptive Technologies and their Transforming Effect on Economic and Social Development.”
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El Caribe
Nuria
Information Age
24 April 2019