Friday, June 13, 2008

Hola! This afternoon, we returned to La Ciudad del Saber to visit the business of yet another successful Panamanian USF alumnus – Guillermo “Billy” Inchauste, VP of Telecarrier (a Panamanian telecommunications provider) and former USF College of Business MIS-major. Billy explained to us how La Ciudad del Saber provides both invaluable contact with other City of Knowledge organizations and businesses and significant tax breaks for their work in the innovative tech field of telecommunications. Telecarrier functions as a data center serving clients from a secure, specifically-designed building (the only of its kind in Panama) that was approved prior to even the opening of the City of Knowledge. It was fascinating to learn how the post-9/11 awareness of the need for stronger systems security created the demand for data centers such as Telecarrier. This business is yet another example of how USF COB graduates are taking part in the exponentially rapid globalization process, specifically through technology.

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