{"id":12277,"date":"2026-04-14T16:39:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmklawyers.com\/?p=12277"},"modified":"2026-04-14T16:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:39:12","slug":"dominican-republic-outlines-plan-to-attract-ict-investment-until-2036","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmklawyers.com\/en\/dominican-republic-outlines-plan-to-attract-ict-investment-until-2036\/","title":{"rendered":"Dominican Republic outlines plan to attract ICT investment until 2036"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The approach prioritizes talent, infrastructure, and innovation. However, challenges persist in connectivity, financing, and developing the technological ecosystem<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dominican Republic has positioned itself as a destination with socio-political stability, economic growth, legal security and a legal framework that favors foreign investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, a good business climate is not enough to compete in the market linked to information and communications technologies (ICT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A study entitled “Foreign Investment Attraction Plan for ICT Companies in the Dominican Republic 2026-2036” identifies the limitations affecting the country\u2019s ability to attract this type of investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These include the limited availability of ICT talent to meet the demand of the productive sector, aggravated by the flight of professionals to internation markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gender gaps also persist in training and participation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers, as well as territorial inequalities in access to digital infrastructure and connectivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Added to this are gaps in fiber optic coverage, \u201cstill incipient innovation and startup ecosystem, and restrictions on access to financing for technological development.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Likewise, there is evidence of a weak integration between foreign investment in ICT and the local business fabric, together with the absence of specific incentives for relocation and attracting companies in the sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The document also points out the dependence on foreign technologies, the still emerging development of the regulatory framework, and institutional capacities in cybersecurity and data protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against this backdrop, the plan of action is organized in three parts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phase One:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n