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Sinaloa and the infrastructure of the future for economic development
Infrastructure, technology, innovation and talent combine to enhance competitiveness

Sinaloa and the country need to improve the interconnectivity of the logistics infrastructure to increase competitiveness, said Paola Núñez, from Head of Logistic Retail & Supply Chain Holcim Mexico.

The executive expressed that customs needs to improve in new technologies, as it represents a great opportunity in the public sector for the introduction of new technologies.

The above, publishes the Bien Informado Magazinewas discussed during the panel "Infrastructure of the future for economic development", held during the Industrial Forum MX, organized by the Mexican Association of Secretaries of Economic Development, which Sinaloa hosted in May.

The panel included Guillermo Almada, Chief Executive Officer of Amazon Web Services Mexico, Jorge Luis Torrres, Vice President of Operations, FedEx Express Mexico, Paola Nuñez, Head of Logistic Retail & Supply Chain Holcim Mexico, moderated by Alicia Salgado, Financial Economic Journalist, Columnist and Communicator.

"In Mexico there is no adversity for the use of the cloud, there is a public policy, information security is a concern and should be a priority, education is important to learn how to handle these technologies," said Guillermo Almada, General Director of Amazon Web Services Mexico.

He added that digital technology through cloud computing has moved the economy and is a tool that provides infrastructure at a distance.

He also stressed the importance of human capital, as it is essential to insert them into the digital economy, are required for these positions.

"To develop human capital, the curricula must be updated in all professions, train generations and update the current ones, so that they can be profitable for development," he said.

Digital technology, through cloud computing, moves the economy. It is a tool that provides infrastructure at a distance.

The situation in Mexico

Paola Nuñez, of Head of Logistic Retail & Supply Chain Holcim Mexico, said that the training, professionalization, evaluation of customs agents, as well as the homologation of their processes at international level of the countries that lead the ranking of logistics performance indexes in the world is what makes them be in the first places.

"Mexico exports eighty percent of its goods to the US, we must diversify, we are the country with the most trade agreements but we do not have development projects for a better diversification, we must have continuity projects," he stressed.

Jorge Luis Torres, Vice President of Operations of FedEx Express Mexico, stated in the panel that the transportation of goods is a great need for people, it requires an adequate infrastructure in the logistics activity so there is much to be done.

"We need to improve connectivity, investment in infrastructure, but also in regulatory frameworks and the rule of law," he said.

These initiatives should not be detrimental to the flow and speed of goods and should not increase costs because it would affect the level of competitiveness in the country, Torres commented.

The Vice President of Operations for FedEx Express Mexico also shared that in the world there are no longer barriers to connect people and that consumers have access to new technologies and e-commerce.

"E-commerce has skyrocketed, the MSME sector that is making inroads, showed a growth of 81% trade in 2020, it has been permeating and we contribute in how to help entrepreneurs and MSMEs by signing agreements with them to export," he said.

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