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The debate is no longer ‘ICE versus private operators’: dogmatism will cost us dearly

From La Nación · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The article argues that Costa Rica remains trapped in an outdated debate over whether the state electricity utility ICE or private operators should lead infrastructure development.
  • It says global data infrastructure is expanding under the oceans, in orbit and even toward the Moon, while investment will follow energy that is clean, reliable, competitive and deliverable.
  • The author calls for long-term infrastructure planning instead of protecting the current arrangement.

Costa Rica is still arguing as though its digital future depends on choosing between the state electricity utility ICE and private operators. Meanwhile, the global data ecosystem is exploring infrastructure beneath the oceans, in orbit and even on the Moon.

That contrast, the article argues, should force a change in the country’s terms of debate. The central question is no longer simply who controls infrastructure. It is where infrastructure can find energy that is clean, reliable, competitive and deliverable.

The author warns that a rigid, dogmatic approach could prove costly. Protecting the current picture may offer short-term comfort, but it does not address the demands of infrastructure that must support the next century.

The proposed shift is straightforward: Costa Rica should stop treating the issue as a confrontation between ICE and private companies and start designing the infrastructure of the next 100 years. The country’s discussion, the article suggests, has already fallen behind the world it seeks to serve.

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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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