P3a Conference Aruba Connectivity Bob Sprengers CEO Aruba

Connected to the world

 To attract Foreign Direct Investment How? There are five main areas that FDI companies evaluate when deciding on a country for locating an office: 1.Talent 2.Technology 1.Connectivity 2.Datacentre services 3.Infrastructure 4.Research & Collaboration 5.Cost Incentives What do Governments want?

Importance to attract FDI

They want high bandwidth access to their Head Office, datacentres and SaaS (software as a service) partners (ecosystem). Most new companies demand a ‘soft office’ environment and don’t want infrastructure on site. They demand a choice of networks that deliver redundancy and resiliency and thus business continuity. What else do companies want?

Haiti: Building schools Bringing GSM Bringing connectivity GATE: Government Assisted Technology Endeavour Connect schools to each other and to the world Bring tablets to unleash a world of information Build Knowledge economy, while stimulating growth in innovation, entrepreneurship, job creation and sustainability Education

Put Aruba on the world map

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