Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications explained
| Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications |
| Native Name: | Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones |
| Type: | Ministry |
| Logo Alt: | Logo of the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications |
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| Agency Type: | Ministry |
| Headquarters: | Avenida 20, Ruta 204, 10105 Zapote, San José |
| Budget: | ¢ 8,378,355,000 (2020) |
| Minister1 Name: | Paula Bogantes Zamora |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister |
| Deputyminister Type: | Vice Minister |
| Deputyminister1 Name: | Federico Torres Carballo |
| Deputyminister1 Pfo: | Vice Minister of Science and Technology |
| Deputyminister2 Name: | Teodoro Willink Castro |
| Deputyminister2 Pfo: | Vice Minister of Telecommunications |
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| Parent Department: | Government of Costa Rica |
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| Website: | https://www.micit.go.cr/ |
The Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications (Spanish; Castilian: Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones, MICITT) is part of the government of Costa Rica, it was created on 26 June 1990.[1]
The current Minister is Ms Paola Vega Castillo. The Vice Minister of Science and Technology is Mr Federico Torres Carballo. The Vice Minister of Telecommunications is Teodoro Willink Castro.
Structure
The Ministry is structure in the following way:
- Office of the Minister (Despacho de la Ministra)
- Financial Administrative Directorate (Dirección Administrativa Financiera)
- Digital Governance Directorate (Dirección de Gobernanza Digital)
- Internal Audit (Auditoría Interna)
- Comptroller of Services (Contraloría de Servicios)
- Secretariat of Institutional and Sectoral Planning (Secretaría de Planificación Institucional y Sectorial)
- Legal Affairs Unit (Spanish:Unidad de Asuntos Jurídicos)
- Institutional Communication Unit (Unidad de Comunicación Institucional)
- International Cooperation Unit (Unidad de Cooperación Internacional)
- Technological Services Unit (Unidad de Servicios Tecnológicos)
- Vice Ministry of Science and Technology (Viceministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología)
- Directorate of Social Appropriation of Knowledge (Dirección de Apropiación Social del Conocimiento)
- Innovation Department (Dirección de Innovación)
- Department of Research and Technological Development (Dirección de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico)
- Innovation and Human Capital Program for Competitiveness PINN (Programa de Innovación y Capital Humano para la Competitividad PINN)
- Technical Secretary for Incentives (Secretaría Técnica de Incentivos)
- Vice Ministry of Telecommunications (Viceministerio de Telecomunicaciones)
- Radio Spectrum and Telecommunications Networks Directorate (Dirección Espectro Radioeléctrico y Redes de Telecomunicaciones)
- Directorate of Evolution and Telecommunications Market (Dirección de Evolución y Mercado de Telecomunicaciones)
- Department of Concessions and Standards. (Dirección de Concesiones y Normas)
Notes and References
- Web site: January 2022. Estructura organizacional. 2022-01-19. MICITT.
