Promoting Cybersecurity and Youth Employment in Panama

The objective of this operation is the establishment of a Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (CEC) based in Panama offering a combination of specialized training in cybersecurity with a short duration model, high impact blended learning methodology and international certification, and services to companies and institutions to i) develop local competencies, initially in Panama, with emphasis on improving the cybersecurity gap. Specialized cybersecurity training with a short-term model, high-impact blended learning methodology and international certification, and services to companies and institutions to i) develop local competencies, initially in Panama, with an emphasis on improving the gender gap and creating cybersecurity-related jobs, and ii) provide cybersecurity services at the national, regional (Central America and the Caribbean), and global levels, starting with the European continent.

Project Detail

Country

Panama

Project Number

PN-G1009

Approval Date

November 19, 2021

Project Status

Implementation

Project Type

Investment Grants

Sector

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Subsector

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SYSTEMS

Lending Instrument

Multilateral Investment Fund Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

MIF

Modality

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Total Cost

USD 1,179,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 849,000.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 330,000.00

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Implementation Phase

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-159250359-4

Donors Memorandum

PN-T1287 Project Summary.pdf

Nov. 24, 2021

English

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZSHARE-159250359-5

Donors Memorandum

PN-T1287 Resumen del Proyecto.pdf

Nov. 24, 2021

Spanish

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