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

-

Lending Instrument Code

-

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
Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
GRC/ME-18980-PN Non-Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Multilateral Investment Fund II (MIF) - Contingent Grant Financing
Operation Number GRC/ME-18980-PN
  • Lending Type: Non-Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Multilateral Investment Fund II (MIF) -
  • Financial Instrument: Contingent Grant Financing

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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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