Promoting the Development of the Semiconductor Ecosystem in Costa Rica

Abbreviations and acronyms

ATP	Assembly, testing and packaging
BCCR	Banco Central de Costa Rica, Central Bank of Costa Rica
CNC	Consejo Nacional de Concesiones, National Concessions Council
COCR	Clasificación de Ocupaciones de Costa Rica, Costa Rican Classification of Occupations
COMEX	Ministerio de Comercio Exterior, Ministry of Foreign Trade
CONARE	Consejo Nacional de Rectores, National Council of Rectors
CONESUP	Consejo Nacional de Enseñanza Superior Universitaria Privada, National Council of Private University Higher Education
CTP	Colegios Técnicos Profesionales, Technical Professional Schools
FDI	Foreign direct investment
FEES	Financiamiento de la Educación Superior Estatal, Funding for Higher Education
FTZ	Free trade zone
GAM	Gran Área Metropolitana, Great Metropolitan Area
INA	Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje, National Learning Institute
INEC	Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, National Institute of Statistics and Censuses
ISIC	International Standard Industrial Classification
MEIC	Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Comercio, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce
MEP	Ministerio de Educación Pública, Ministry of Public Education
MICITT	Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación, Tecnología y Telecomunicaciones, Ministry of Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications
MIDEPLAN	Ministerio de Planificación y Política Económica, Ministry of National Planning and Economic Policy
MINAE	Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía, Ministry of Environment and Energy
MOPT	Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes, Ministry of Public Works and Transport
MTSS	Ministerio de Trabajo y Seguridad Social, Ministry of Labor and Social Security
NAICS	North American Industry Classification System
PCB	Printed circuit board
PEN	Plan Estratégico Nacional, National Strategic Plan
PPI	Producer Price Index
PROCOMER	Promotora de Comercio Exterior, Costa Rican Foreign Trade and Investment Promoter
PROMOTER	Promotora Costarricense de Innovación e Investigación, Costa Rican Innovation and Research
RCA	Revealed comparative advantage
REVEC	Registro de Variables Económicas, Economic Variables Registry
SMEs	Small and medium-sized enterprises
SNCTI	Sistema Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación, National System of Science, Technology and Innovation
TEC	Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica, Costa Rican Institute of Technology
TiVA	Trade in Value-Added
UCR	Universidad de Costa Rica, University of Costa Rica
UNA	Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, National University of Costa Rica
UNED	Universidad Nacional Estatal a Distancia, Distance State University
UTN	Universidad Técnica Nacional, National Technical University
VAT	Value-added tax
VET	Vocational education and training