Only 3% of the presidential proposals were on technology

Companies like Panduit, dedicated to the development of technological infrastructure solutions, are concerned about the lack of interest of the presidential candidates to present concrete proposals that allow the country’s technological infrastructure to be detonated, such as 5G, Data Centers, the deployment of more fiber and the specialization of Mexican talent to create more competitive positions.

“It is worrying but it is what we are currently experiencing. I think we will have to be creative and find solutions to not let go of the opportunities that the country now has,” lamented Carlos Arochi, director of Panduit for Latin America within the framework of the GSIC Panduit Summit 2024.

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While Claudia Sheinbaum, presidential candidate of the ‘Let’s keep making history’ coalition, has only said she will maintain President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s connectivity strategy to close the country’s digital divide, through the launch of a satellite, but has never detailed How your proposal could impact the development of nearshoring.

Jorge Álvarez Máynez, presidential candidate of Movimiento Ciudadano (MC), has promised to promote nearshoring through a policy of environmental sustainability and better salaries by creating alliances with educational entities to specialize Mexicans.

“Any change that is not anticipated generates uncertainty. And it’s something that happens with this (with the new government that may come) we have not had meetings with them (the candidates) to talk about these issues but we hope that later we can do it because it is important to find options to move the country forward,” he said. Arochi.

The government has sent signals contrary to creating an environment conducive to the development of telecommunications infrastructure in the country. The increase in the import tax on fiber optics is one of the movements that has taken the entire telecommunications and Information Technology (IT) industry by surprise.

Currently, companies like Panduit and the Data Center industry are evaluating the economic impact that the new government decision will bring, but also what it will mean in terms of densifying telecommunications networks and Data Centers that are increasingly becoming more relevant for digitize and automate company processes.

Unfortunately (the fiber tax) was decided to be assessed from one day to the next without warning without consulting the industry. The reality is that these tariffs are focused on the import part from the East as a protectionist measure, but in the end it affects all companies and the end user because they are going to need that fiber anyway to stay connected and to satisfy demand. of the companies,” said the Panduit manager.