Costa Rican Chamber of Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence & Emerging Technologies

Technology for a stronger Costa Rica.

We bring together the private sector, academia, government and society to strengthen Costa Rica's technology ecosystem and advance ethical, responsible, competitive and sustainable adoption.

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Membership

Join the people building Costa Rica's technology future.

Complete this form to learn about participation and membership options at CBIAT. Our team will review the information and follow up with you.

What happens next?Submitting this form does not create an automatic membership. CBIAT will review each request and follow up to better understand the organization and its interest in participating.
Areas of interest Required

Select one or more areas where you would like to participate or collaborate.

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01 · Industry02 · Academia03 · Government04 · Society
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Our purpose

We organize the public conversation, reduce market fragmentation, raise standards and turn dispersed innovation into an institutional agenda with national impact.

Our work

A multisector platform for action.

CBIAT connects technical knowledge, sector representation and cooperation to turn technology challenges into concrete opportunities for Costa Rica.

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Public policy and regulation

We participate in public consultations, technical roundtables, regulatory processes and legislative initiatives, contributing technical criteria and institutional support.

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Ecosystem and competitiveness

We connect companies, startups, academia, investors and technology providers to accelerate responsible adoption and create opportunities.

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Education, research and standards

We promote training, observatories, studies, whitepapers, good practices, governance frameworks and voluntary standards.

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Innovation and internationalization

We advance pilots, sandboxes, knowledge transfer, strategic alliances and national and international technical cooperation.

Institutional agenda

Priorities for a stronger technology ecosystem.

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AI and governance

Advance the safe, ethical and responsible adoption of artificial intelligence in Costa Rica.

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Blockchain, tokenization and digital assets

Promote use cases with economic and social impact.

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Digital identity and sovereignty

Promote secure, inclusive and citizen-centered digital identity solutions.

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Innovation and modernization of government

Support public-sector digital transformation through technology and innovation.

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Talent and technology competitiveness

Strengthen human talent and national capabilities for a competitive digital economy.

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The Chamber

Technical rigor. Independence. Transparency. Responsible governance.

CBIAT is a private, technical, multisector and nonprofit chamber. It represents, connects and strengthens Costa Rica's emerging-technology ecosystem.

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Technical rigor

Decisions based on evidence, specialized knowledge and international best practices.

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Independence

Autonomous action guided by the broader interests of the ecosystem and the country.

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Transparency

Open, ethical management with accountability.

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Responsible governance

Inclusive, plural dialogue with a long-term perspective.

Participation

From conversation to action.

The Chamber creates concrete spaces to produce knowledge, build proposals and execute initiatives with impact.

  1. 01Technical committees
  2. 02Sector observatories
  3. 03Public-policy roundtables
  4. 04Pilot projects and sandboxes
  5. 05National and international cooperation

Knowledge

Better decisions require better information.

CBIAT's knowledge center will bring together studies, whitepapers, observatories, technical criteria and institutional positions to support the sector and decision-makers.

01Studies
02Whitepapers
03Observatories
04Technical criteria
Knowledge center in development

Membership

Help shape Costa Rica's technology environment.

Being part of CBIAT means access to advocacy spaces, regulatory and sector intelligence, specialized knowledge, cooperation and institutional positioning.

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Advocacy and representation

Take part in the sector conversation and contribute to a competitive and responsible environment for innovation.

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Knowledge and education

Access regulatory and market intelligence, studies, analysis, learning and global best practices.

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Connections and opportunities

Join a multisector network and create alliances, projects and high-impact opportunities.

Membership

Join the people building Costa Rica's technology future.

Complete this form to learn about participation and membership options at CBIAT. Our team will review the information and follow up with you.

What happens next?Submitting this form does not create an automatic membership. CBIAT will review each request and follow up to better understand the organization and its interest in participating.
Areas of interest Required

Select one or more areas where you would like to participate or collaborate.