Google has arrived in El Salvador with the aim of promoting the country's digital transformation and modernizing its government services.
The world leader in technology and Internet services, Google, has set up shop in El Salvador, after signing a strategic partnership in August last year. As reported by this media, the technology multinational signed a 7-year agreement with El Salvador to help modernize its key sectors, such as government services, health, education and tourism.
Now, after 7 months of this agreement, Google announced the inauguration and opening of its new offices, which are located in the capital and the main urban center of the country, San Salvador.
Google highlighted that its arrival in El Salvador, the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender and to re-elect a pro-crypto president, will boost digital transformation and turn the nation into the cradle of technology and digital finance in Latin America.
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A digital government in El Salvador
From its new spaces, Google will take advantage of emerging technologies to help accelerate El Salvador's digital transformation. In a release In a recently published report, the company highlighted the development of digital ecosystems that simplify and reinforce security in different sectors such as import, export, health and health registration.
In addition to this, Google said it will integrate cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence to support the government in developing its telemedicine platform with cutting-edge technologies, in order to offer innovative services and provide the best possible care for its citizens.
Google’s support for El Salvador’s digital transformation also extends to the creation of interoperable government platforms that allow its agencies to connect more easily and securely and improve services through digitalization.
Although Google does not mention blockchain technology in its statement, it should not be forgotten that the multinational has already entered into several key partnerships with projects in the crypto industry and Web3, becoming a node validator on blockchain networks such as Solana, Celo and Flare Network, and partnering with other protocols such as PancakeSwap, MultiversX and Voltage, among others, to scale blockchain infrastructure.
Improving access to education and healthcare
Google will also incorporate its technological solutions into education and health in El Salvador in order to personalize the learning experience of students and automate health services, to improve accessibility for citizens.
In a previous study conducted by Google in 2020, titled “The Digital Sprinters: How to unlock a US$3.4 trillion opportunity”, the company highlighted that digital technologies have a positive economic impact of up to $3,4 billion dollars per year for emerging economies such as those in Latin America, so the introduction of these technologies in El Salvador could unlock potential opportunities to drive growth and innovation.
On the other hand, Google announced that in addition to its presence and collaboration in the country, it will also allocate $200.000 to finance organizations that provide training in digital skills and to support local entrepreneurs, in order to help support the growth of companies in the region.
El Salvador's technological development expands
El Salvador continues to strengthen its position as an emerging technology leader in Central and South America. Under President Nayib Bikele, the nation has flourished in several areas, including technology.
In 2021, the president introduced significant changes, presenting a Bitcoin Law to the National Assembly, which was approved by a majority and recognized the world's largest cryptocurrency as legal tender in the country. Bukele has also been encouraging foreign capital investment, the training of professionals skilled in new technologies, the construction of new works financed with Bitcoin, and countless other initiatives that can improve the quality of life of its millions of citizens. Now, through Google, Bukele is confident that he will be able to accelerate the modernization of its government services and guarantee its economic and technological growth and development.
In this regard, President Bukele shared a video on his social networks in which he shows the New facilities inaugurated by Google within its territory.
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