Marlon Ávalos Espinoza

Marlon Ávalos Espinoza is the Director of Research, Development, and Innovation at the Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology, and Telecommunications (Micitt) in Costa Rica. He collaborates with the Ministry of Foreign Trade to develop strategic lines to enhance the country's attractiveness for investment in sectors like artificial intelligence. Ávalos points out that most AI services consumed in Costa Rica are hosted abroad, indicating a need for the country to strengthen its local infrastructure and capability to support high-energy-demand industries.