Prospecta Americas is a regional technology foresight platform and network on top transformative technologies developed under the OAS-COMCYT (Inter-American Committee on Science and Technology). Launched in October 2019 in Lima, Peru, Prosspecta Americas seeks to enable research communities of the Americas to connect and support better informed decision-making in the region.
The initiative brings together existing capabilities from OAS Member States to facilitate collaboration, shared expertise, multidisciplinary resources from governments, the private sector, and academia, to advance and expand the benefits of research and innovation on 10 transformative technologies identified as promising for the region, namely: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Big Data, Blockchain, Quantum Computing, Internet of things (5G), Virtual and Augmented Reality, 3D and 4D printing, Biomedical Engineering, and New Nanostructured Materials.
On December 2021, Ministers of Science and Technology of the Americas also agreed to support the development of a Network of Centers of Excellence of Prospecta Americas. These Centers aim to identify and map future trends and technological developments in areas that directly impact the development and livelihoods of communities in the Americas. Two Centers of Excellence are already operational, and focus on:
- Blockchain, in the State of Hidalgo, Mexico
- Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Barranquilla, Colombia
Countries interested in hosting a Center of Excellence on Transformative Technologies are welcome to inform the COMCYT Technical Secretariat.