SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with Costa Rica’s Minister of Foreign Trade Manuel Tovar and Minister of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications Paula Bogantes. During the meeting, the three discussed collaborative efforts to improve the overall semiconductor ecosystem through nearshoring supply chain capacity to the Western Hemisphere. Secretary Raimondo also re-emphasized the Department of Commerce’s support for Costa Rica’s digital transformation efforts related to artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity and digital networks – key pillars to the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity Center of Excellence initiative.