| ATP | Assembly, testing and packaging |
| BANDEX | Banco de Desarrollo y Exportaciones, Development and Export Bank of the Dominican Republic |
| CNZFE | Consejo Nacional de Zonas Francas de Exportación, National Council of Free Zones |
| DGA | Dirección General de Aduanas, General Directorate of Customs |
| DGII | Dirección General de Impuestos Internos, General Directorate of Internal Taxes |
| DOP | Dominican peso |
| FDI | Foreign direct investment |
| FONDOCYT | Fondo Nacional de Innovación y Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico, National Fund for Innovation and Scientific and Technological Development |
| GVC | Global value chain |
| LAC | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| M&E | Monitoring and evaluation |
| MESCYT | Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology |
| MICM | Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Mipymes, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Micro, Small and Medium‑Sized Enterprises |
| ONE | Oficina Nacional de Estadística, National Statistics Office |
| PCB | Printed circuit board |
| R&D | Research and development |
Review of the Dominican Republic's Enabling Environment for the Semiconductor and Microelectronics Industries