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Dominican Republic digital literacy and education efforts

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The Dominican Republic has initiated large-scale technological launched ‘RD Inteligente’, a national artificial intelligence literacy program managed by the Instituto Tecnológico de Las Américas (ITLA). The initiative aims to provide free training programs to improve one million citizens, offering paths ranging from basic digital literacy. Through a partnership with Amazon Web Services, literacy to specialized training in automation, data analysis, and programming. This complements the ‘AWS Entrena República Dominicana’ program aims partnership, which intends to provide 50,000 scholarships in artificial intelligence AI and cloud computing by 2028. Additionally, the ‘RD Inteligente’ project, managed by the Instituto Tecnológico de Las Américas, seeks to train one million citizens to integrate AI tools into various professional workflows. President Luis Abinader has emphasized that these initiatives, which involve the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and SMEs and stated the Ministry of Education, are intended goal is to empower citizens to use AI to enhance existing professional and academic activities rather than solely training programmers. The goal is to democratize technology access and foster an inclusive knowledge economy. However, educators have raised concerns regarding Despite these technological ambitions, the country’s educational system faces scrutiny regarding academic progress in light performance and budget efficiency. Analysis of these technological advancements. Recent spending between 2015 and 2025 shows the Ministry of Education managed over RD$2.2 trillion, yet critics note much of this funding is concentrated on salaries, operational expenses, and social security. This financial scrutiny follows PISA assessment results show that student performance in Science, Mathematics, showing stagnant or declining performance. While Science scores showed minimal improvement, Mathematics scores remained unchanged and Reading remains low. Specifically, data indicates students scored 361 in Science, 339 in Mathematics, and 346 in Reading, with only approximately scores declined. Only 9% of students reaching reached the minimum expected level in Mathematics, 23% in Reading, and 26% in Science. While Science showed a minimal increase compared to 2022, Mathematics remained stagnant and Reading saw a decrease. In response, the Association of Dominican Teachers (ADP) government officials, including Vice President Raquel Peña and various political figures are calling Higher Education Minister Rafael Santos Badia, have called for a comprehensive educational transformation review to address stagnant learning rates and ensure investment quality aligns with the nation remains competitive. demands of the fourth industrial revolution, such as engineering and scientific research.

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  1. 2026-09-12 00:13 UTC Dominican Republic digital literacy and education efforts
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