Google will establish operations in El Salvador

The delivery of GDC by Google Cloud in El Salvador makes the country the first Latin American beneficiary of this powerful technology.

Thanks to a multi-year partnership with the Government of El Salvador, Google Cloud plans to establish an office and provide Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) services to help the country digitally transform, modernize government services, and improve healthcare and The education.

“We look forward to working hand in hand with El Salvador to foster technological development in Central America, cloud computing can truly transform Latin America, and we look forward to exploring the full potential of those possibilities in El Salvador, benefiting its citizens and boosting economic development,” said Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian.

Google Cloud and the Government of El Salvador announced a seven-year strategic partnership to support the country in becoming the technology hub of Central America. Based on mutually agreed terms, Google Cloud plans to establish a legal entity and office in the Republic of El Salvador.

“El Salvador is moving forward. We believe that technology and foreign investment are key to development. We are rapidly becoming a hub of innovation. This groundbreaking partnership with Google Cloud opens unprecedented avenues for innovation, economic growth, and improvement of public services. Google’s global experience combined with El Salvador’s audacity is destined to redefine the technological landscape,” said Nayib Bukele, President of the Republic of El Salvador.

The strategic partnership with Google Cloud promises to modernize cloud technologies in three distinct areas:

• Digital government: safely digitizing government processes and projects, including electronic fracturing, permits, and other initiatives. El Salvador is going to use Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) for the transformation, since GDC is a tool of hardware and software solutions that provide an infrastructure that allows Google Cloud services, from anywhere, to comply with regulatory requirements and of connectivity in El Salvador, so that the government takes full advantage of all the benefits that the cloud offers.
• Medical care: in the Government’s effort to provide first-rate medical care, it has been decided to incorporate the artificial intelligence technologies that Google Cloud provides so that doctors have access to information in real time, improve the experience and health of people.
• Education: Implement the unified educational data platform, providing educators, administrators, parents, and education leaders with ways to receive efficient information. The modernization began in 2021, when the Ministry of Education of El Salvador and the Department of Innovation of the country chose to use Google Workspace as the main platform. Making Google for Education the premier platform for educators, 1.5 million students, and 83 government agencies.

“We look forward to working hand in hand with El Salvador to foster technological development in Central America,” said Google Cloud CEO Thomas Kurian.