EMBASSY OF PANAMA IN JAPAN

The City of Knowledge Forum offers a space to debate the ideas, values and topics that involve the challenges that face society in the new millennium.

Panama’s International Technopark–TIP is its Spanish acronym--offers services dedicated to fostering interaction, technology transfer, and added value between national and foreign businesses that apply high technology to develop innovative products or services that serve the international market.

It promotes a direct relationship between research and technological development organizations and industries to increase the efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness. Furthermore, the technopark boasts of a Business Accelerator whose main objective is to encourage and support the development of innovative high-tech businesses. Some of the companies established at the City of Knowledge are as follows:

Company / Institution	Activity	Country
Arango Software	Financial and Banking platform software solutions.	Panama
Arbitraje, S.A. (Segurisoft)	Security solutions and software patch distribution systems.	USA
Banco Continental de Panama, S.A.	New banking software platform Developer jointly with Infosys (India).	Panama
Bios Software	ERP Solutions for schools and other academic institutions.	Panama
Business & Solutions Consulting	Software development outsourcing specialized in business intelligence and process improvement.	Panama
Doger Technologies	Analysis, design and implementation of automated systems for operation and control in manufacturing.	Panama
ePago	Electronic money transfer technology.	Panama
Electronic Data Systems (EDS)	Software development and IT backoffice support.	USA
Gate Technology	Desktop and laptop computer manufacturing.	Panama
High Sea Support	Maritime telecommunications and Electronic navigation instrument service and repair.	Denmark
In Legis Corporation (Image Network Corp.)	Online legislation publishing and E-Law research.	Panama
Industria Tecnológica Panameña	Interactive Entertainment systems for Hotels.	Belgium, Spain
Janus Systems	Microsoft “Dot NETä” GUI development and support	Mexico
Logic Studio	Software engineering, custom development, outsourcing, application redesign and architecture tool development.	Ecuador
Memellon Technologies	Web Systems development and 3D, high visual impact video production.	Argentina
MS Pro, Inc.	Software development outsourcing.	Panama
Pan American Semiconductors, Inc	Integrated circuit design and manufacturing.	Panama
Productos y Servicios Estratégicos, S.A. (PROSES)	Systems integration experts.	Panama
RealWorld Systems, Inc.	Technology services for stock exchange trader software platforms.	USA
Refrigerated Transport Electronics Panama, S.A.	Refrigerated container tracking system and electronic controller refurbishing.	USA
National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation (SENACYT)	Ministry of Science and Technology.	Panama
Servisistemas Group, S.A.	IT outsourcing; sales and support.	Panama
Smart Solution Marketing (dCHAIN®)	ERP for mid to large size companies,	Panama
Software AG de Panamá, S.A.	IT Systems integration solutions based on XML.	Germany
Soluciones Seguras	Electronic security solutions development and training.	Panama
TVEEZ	e-Marketing intelligence.	Israel
Telecarrier	High availability Data center and Internet Data Center.	Panama
Ufinet	Satellite Internet and Data communications hub.	Spain

The City of Knowledge has become a facilitator for International Organizations looking forward to promoting, practicing and implementing their programs throughout the Americas. Its mission is to offer comparative advantages and moderate to low costs for International Organizations currently established in other countries of the region. For instance, several regional offices of the United Nations in Latin America and the Caribbean were relocated in the City of Knowledge in Panama. (Read more)

Below there are some of the international organizations already located within the City of Knowledge:

Affiliation to the City of Knowledge allows organizations to immerse themselves in a network of like-minded institutions leading to synergy and cooperation in the pursuit of improving society, education and human development.

The mission of the academia component of the City of Knowledge is to identify and facilitate links and associations among academia, research, and innovative technological institutions, in areas where scientific and humanistic knowledge can promote human development.

The academic component of the City of Knowledge offers high-level programs, through a variety of methodologies, which allows for options that range from traditional classroom education to distance education. To ensure this academic offer, the City of Knowledge provides the most advanced tools in the area of educational technology. Below there are some institutions located within the City of Knowledge:

The academic component of the City of Knowledge is made up of an international consortium of institutions of excellence whose interests are concentrated in areas on which Panama’s heritage and potential, as well as the unique opportunities offered by the City of Knowledge, can be advantageous.