Type of Intervention: Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Private Sector and Businesses, Research and Development
Intervention Categories: Finance policy and financial aid; Financial aid to health services; Research and development
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: Ministry of Science, Technology and Telecommunications
Overview: ₵ 791 million (colones, national currency) were allocated by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MICITT) to finance actions in research and development around innovation, science, and technology in order to fight COVID-19. MICITT is promoting three areas of work: 1) Provide resources for research in detection, prevention, and treatment of COVID-19; 2) Empower the community of national, transnational companies, national researchers and scientists to develop national prototypes, and 3) Promote the development of capacities in small and medium-sized companies to better cope with the economic consequences of COVID-19.
Full details here: https://www.presidencia.go.cr/comunicados/2020/04/micitt-habilita-%e2%82%b5791-millones-para-financiar-ideas-innovadoras-contra-el-covid-19/
Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group, Learning from other jurisdictions, Match international efforts
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government, National – other
Evidence/Justification: Learn from the experience of the colab.cr platform