Paula Bogantes Zamora
Paula Bogantes Zamora | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications | |
| Assumed office 14 April 2023 | |
| President | Rodrigo Chaves Robles |
| Preceded by | Alvarado Briceño |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1973 |
| Alma mater | LEAD University Georgetown University International University of the Americas Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Paula Bogantes Zamora (born 24 July 1973) is a Costa Rican business administrator and politician, current Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica since 2023. She previously served as Vice Minister of Vice Minister of Foreign Trade.
Early life and education
Bogantes was born on 24 July 1973.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from the International University of the Americas, a master's degree in international trade and markets from LEAD University, a certificate in organizational leadership from Georgetown University, and a diploma in digital transformation from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[2][3]
Career
Bogantes has extensive experience in the private sector in the areas of competitiveness, innovation, attracting foreign investment, and technology.[2] She served as a consultant at the Inter-American Development Bank, as a manager at the Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives, and was appointed Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and president of the National Council for Trade Facilitation (CONAFAC).[2][3]
She contributed to the project to create an Innovation Agency and a Public Innovation Laboratory.[2]
Following the resignation of Alvarado Briceño as Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications of Costa Rica on 1 February 2023, Bogantes was designated his successor.[4] She was sworn in on 6 February 2023.[3] She stated that issues such as implementing cybersecurity strategies, artificial intelligence, and blockchain would be the key priorities of her administration.[3]
Afteter the cyberattack against the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity in March 2026, Bogantes suggested that the attack may have originated in China.[5][6]
Personal life
References
- 1 2 "CALIDADES DE PUESTOS POLÍTICOS MIEMBROS DE JUNTA DIRECTIVA" [QUALIFICATIONS FOR POLITICAL OFFICES BOARD MEMBERS] (PDF). Instituto Costarricense de Pesca y Acuicultura (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Paula Bogantes Zamora Paula Bogantes Zamora Biography". Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Valverde Morales, Jimena (6 February 2026). "Paula Bogantes Zamora fue juramentada como ministra del Micitt" [Paula Bogantes Zamora was sworn in as minister of MICITT]. El Mundo CR (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Paula Bogantes Zamora es nombrada Ministra del MICITT en Costa Rica" [Paula Bogantes Zamora has been appointed Minister of MICITT in Costa Rica]. Trivision (in Spanish). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ Fernando Salas, Juan Fernando. "Ministra tras hackeo al ICE: 'Esto es un llamado de atención a los países: ojo con quién hace negocios'" [Minister following the ICE hack: 'This is a wake-up call for countries: be careful who you do business with']. La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Gobierno de Costa Rica denuncia ciberespionaje contra el ICE atribuido a actor ligado a China" [The Costa Rican government has denounced a cyberespionage attack against ICE attributed to an actor linked to China]. Observador (in Spanish). 12 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.