{"id":478628,"date":"2025-08-15T09:29:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/proindustria-and-allies-launch-program-for-industrial-startups\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T09:29:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T13:29:21","slug":"proindustria-and-allies-launch-program-for-industrial-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/economy\/proindustria-and-allies-launch-program-for-industrial-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"Proindustria and allies launch program for industrial startups"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Santo Domingo.\u2013<\/strong> The <strong>Industrial Development and Competitiveness Center (<a href=\"https:\/\/proindustria.gob.do\/transparencia\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/proindustria.gob.do\/transparencia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Proindustria<\/a>)<\/strong>, in alliance with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Loyola Polytechnic Institute (IPL), launched on Thursday the <strong>Industrial Startups Acceleration Program<\/strong> in the Dominican Republic.<\/p>\n\n\nThe activity, held in the auditorium of <strong>ProDominicana<\/strong>, brought together authorities, representatives of allied institutions, and <strong>100 selected entrepreneurs<\/strong>.\n\nThe <strong>General Director of Proindustria<\/strong>, <strong>Rafael Cruz Rodr\u00edguez<\/strong>, highlighted that the initiative stems from a shared vision to promote innovation in the manufacturing industrial sector, enhancing local talent and creating real opportunities for entrepreneurs with vision and determination.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\"Innovation is no longer an option; it is the indispensable condition to compete, grow, and lead in a world that evolves without pause,\" he affirmed.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\nThe UNDP Deputy Resident Representative, <strong>Sanja Bojanic<\/strong>, highlighted that the program seeks to convert ideas into sustainable businesses, through an approach that integrates technical and business training, digital skills, leadership, sustainability, and financial inclusion. \u201cToday we take the first step on a path we walk together\u201d, she said.\n\nFrom the IPL, <strong>Iris Brito reaffirmed the institution's commitment to capacity development <\/strong>and the promotion of prototyping. \"By uniting ties, we can project the development of the states that each of you possesses, so that they have sustainable products and services, with great growth and development in our market,\" she expressed.\n\n\n<p><strong>You may be interested in: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/economia\/proindustria-formalizan-acuerdo\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/economia\/proindustria-formalizan-acuerdo\/\">Proindustria and Indocal formalize agreement to strengthen industrial quality and competitiveness in the Dominican Republic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For his part, <strong>Kota Sakaguchi,<\/strong> representative of JICA, emphasized the value of this alliance to strengthen the industry and promote innovation. \u201cEvery sector needs innovation, and those who are going to lead it are the state entrepreneurs; you are the protagonists\u201d, he pointed out.<\/p>\n\n\nThe program includes training, mentoring, prototyping, and personalized advice for four months, with the support of national and international experts. The organizing institutions noted that this alliance seeks to become a replicable model to strengthen the business fabric, generate jobs, and contribute to a more competitive economy.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Santo Domingo.\u2013 The Industrial Development and Competitiveness Center (Proindustria), in alliance with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Loyola Polytechnic Institute (IPL), launched on Thursday the Industrial Startups Acceleration Program in the Dominican Republic. The activity, held in the auditorium of ProDominicana, brought together authorities, representatives of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":478629,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[41936],"class_list":{"0":"post-478628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-proindustry"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Copia-de-Post-de-Instagram-Feliz-Cumpleanos-Sencillo-Minimalista-Azul-1000-x-500-px-2025-08-15T092416.873.jpg","dum_api":{"author_name":"Redacci\u00f3n De \u00daltimo Minuto","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/cropped-logo-de-ultimo-minuto-96x96.png","categories_name":["Economy"],"featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cdn.deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/Copia-de-Post-de-Instagram-Feliz-Cumpleanos-Sencillo-Minimalista-Azul-1000-x-500-px-2025-08-15T092416.873.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}