Quarantine measures taken to contain the COVID-19 pandemic have given MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course, massive online courses available to everyone) a new golden era.
Chile adopted telemedicine technology to reduce waiting lists
Two hospitals of La Araucanía begin teleconsultations with a clinic in Santiago to reduce waiting lists.
Chile: Ecommerce grew up triple-digit in two months
E-commerce revenues grew by 145% between March and April, according to Ecomsur data.
A new era for Film Festivals begins
For the first time, the Film industry could see the streaming services like an allied, instead of a competitor.
Telcel’s unfair prices on internet package refills
In Mexico, Telcel' s most expensive internet refill package gets you less gigs for your buck than all the other, cheaper packages.
Brokers in Brazil got an international payment solution
The Brazilian financial institution Treviso announced that it has selected Nanopay as its technology provider to allow automatic international payments.
Latin America has a unique opportunity for boosting telemedicine
In the blog of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Juan Blyde commented on why the current pandemic is an opportunity for Latin America to export services related to telemedicine. In recent months, health systems around the world have seen their capacity to serve the public overwhelmed. This problem is closely associated with pandemics, such as [...]
El e-Commerce recibe un empujón durante la cuarentena
En Estados Unidos, las tiendas minoristas han estado cerrando desde hace varios años, en un fenómeno conocido como el “holocausto de los retailers”. Mientras tanto, el comercio electrónico continúa en aumento. Sin embargo, aún está lejos de representar la mayor parte de las ventas totales. Muchas personas todavía se niegan a migrar a esta tendencia. [...]
This startup in Brazil takes advantage of social distance
While many businesses have problems surviving in this quarantine, others have seen a boom.
Asia leads the world in technology patents. LatAm is laggard.
52% of patents in 2019 came from Asia. China replaces the U.S. as the nation with the most requests.