Digital Transformation Strategy: The Bicentennial of Costa Rica 2018-2022 4. Strengths and opportunities Costa Rica has great strengths for the use and adoption of digital products and services, such as the strengths of citizens, companies, or the State, and the access to technology that these actors have. These strengths, in turn, provide the country with unbeatable opportunities that must be taken advantage of by the country. Strengths Opportunities Provision of digital technologies for continuing education Availability of digital channels for interaction with the government and other actors. Citizens Appropriate level of literacy Well-developed social benefits Companies Strong and sustained economic growth since 2010 Expansion of products and services exports in recent years Development of Industry 4.0 Political will for digital transformation Being a leader and benchmark in Latin America Competitive advantage in the region State Technology Broad penetration of mobile telephony Competitive connectivity prices Growing market for digital services Access to technologies that improve the efficiency of the government and of governance Development of 5G Availability of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, data analytics, large data volumes, for the development of innovative services. 11