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Press Release 089-2024On September 23, the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI) together with the National Society of Industries (SNI) organized the Second meeting of the multi-stakeholder working group to develop the semiconductor industry in Peru, which was made up of representatives from the public, private and academic sectors.
This meeting was chaired by Min. Noela Pantoja Crespo, executive director of the APCI (e), and by Mr. David Lemor Bezdin, president of the Foreign Trade and Integration Commission of the National Society of Industries.
The working group, formed by the APCI, allowed progress to be made in the formulation of a dynamic roadmap that designs the concrete steps necessary for the establishment of a national semiconductor industry.
In this sense, it allowed experts from various sectors to share their ideas, experiences and proposals aimed at positioning Peru as a regional leader in the semiconductor industry and its various applications.
Among the agreements reached at the meeting were working on gathering information on the current situation of the semiconductor industry, as well as the creation of working subgroups that allow for better coordination between the entities present.
Min. Noela Pantoja highlighted the presence at the event of representatives from the government, industry and academia, valuing the contribution of each of them to advance the creation of a dynamic roadmap that drives the semiconductor industry in the country.
As part of the agenda, semiconductor expert Dr. Rosa Estela Diaz presented the key guidelines for the development of this sector, establishing guidelines and bases for the creation of a sustainable ecosystem. In her presentation, she provided ideas to define the structure of the roadmap, on the topics: Development of human talent, Technical and scientific capacity, as well as the Identification of a value chain for the supply of semiconductors in Peru.
The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE), the Ministry of Production (RODUCE), the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM), the National Council of Science, Technology and Innovation (CONCYTEC), the National University of Engineering (UNI), the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (PUCP), the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC), the National University of San Agustin de Arequipa (UNSA), the National Service for Industrial Work Training (SENATI), the Association of Exporters (ADEX) and the National Society of Industries (SNI), among others.
The meeting was held in a hybrid format, which facilitated the participation of universities from the countrys regions. The next meeting of the working group is scheduled to be at PRODUCE.
