Consejo de Promoción de la Competitividad de Costa Rica

What Consejo de Promoción de la Competitividad de Costa Rica does

Consejo de Promoción de la Competitividad de Costa Rica (CPC) is a private, non-profit policy think tank founded on November 28, 2011, at the II Foro de Competitividad organized by the Cámara Costarricense Norteamericana de Comercio (AmCham) and Deloitte. The organization is headquartered in San José's Barrio Escalante and operates with a small staff of six employees, governed by a Board of Directors comprising senior executives from major Costa Rican and multinational corporates including Coca-Cola, Walmart, BAC Credomatic, Deloitte, Cementos Progreso, Liberty, and Grupo Mutual. CPC's mission is to develop evidence-based public policy proposals that address stagnation in Costa Rica's economic and social development by convening academic, business, social, and government stakeholders.

CPC's flagship product is the Índice de Competitividad Nacional (ICN), a proprietary synthetic indicator that benchmarks competitiveness across all 82 Costa Rican cantons through six pillars: Institutions, Infrastructure, ICT Adoption, Health, Skills and Competencies, and Markets. The organization complements this index with sector-specific studies covering agricultural competitiveness, the digital economy, plastic waste legal frameworks, and electrical demand projections, and has published a National Competitiveness Report targeted at business leaders, policymakers, and academics. CPC also holds formal counterparty roles in Costa Rica's OECD accession process and in a Knowledge Sharing Program with Korea's KDI.

The business model is funded through recurring contributions from affiliated member companies; CPC does not charge for access to its studies, reports, or policy recommendations, distributing them free via its website (cpc.cr), Facebook, and YouTube, and through direct outreach to government officials and presidential candidates. Notable outputs include 34 programmatic proposals for digital economy development delivered to 2022-2026 legislators and a published Strategic Plan 2022-2024 defining the organization's territorial and state-reform priorities.

Name

Consejo de Promoción de la Competitividad de Costa Rica

Legal name

Consejo de Promoción de la Competitividad de Costa Rica

Website

https://cpc.cr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Consejo de Promoción de la Competitividad de Costa Rica (CPC) is a private, member-funded policy think tank in San José that produces the national Índice de Competitividad Nacional (ICN) covering all 82 Costa Rican cantons, and delivers policy recommendations to government, business, and academia on competitiveness, digital economy, and state reform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San José

HQ country

Costa Rica

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Member Company Contributions: The CPC is funded through intellectual and economic contributions from affiliated member companies. Companies join as members contributing resources to support the organization's projects and initiatives in critical areas for national development. This constitutes the primary revenue stream for the organization's operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CPC is a private think tank that produces policy research and competitiveness analysis for Costa Rica. Its flagship product is the Índice de Competitividad Nacional (ICN), a synthetic index benchmarking all 82 Costa Rican cantons across six pillars. The organization also develops strategic studies and programmatic policy recommendations covering digital economy, agriculture, electrical demand, and state reform, delivered to government, business, and academic stakeholders.

Product overview

Consejo de Promoción de la Competitividad de Costa Rica (CPC) is a private think-tank established in 2011 that functions as a policy research and advocacy organization rather than a software product company. Its core offering is the Índice de Competitividad Nacional (ICN), a national competitiveness index platform that evaluates the 82 cantons of Costa Rica across six dimensions. The organization complements its index platform with strategic studies and policy recommendations covering sectors such as agriculture, digital economy, electrical demand, and waste management. CPC serves as a knowledge center that works with academia, business, social, and government representatives to promote concrete actions and public policies for Costa Rica's long-term economic development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Índice de Competitividad Nacional (ICN): A synthetic indicator that shows the competitiveness level of Costa Rica's cantons through six pillars: Institutions, Infrastructure, ICT Adoption, Health, Skills and Abilities, and Markets.

Products and services

• Índice de Competitividad Nacional (ICN)

Quantifiable outcome

• 34 programmatic proposals for digital economy development delivered to presidential candidates and elected legislators
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Cámara Costarricense Norteamericana de Comercio (AmCham)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 November 2011AmCham Costa Rica co-founded the CPC at the II Foro de Competitividad on November 28, 2011, along with Deloitte. This was the genesis event for the organization, establishing its private-sector roots and connection to the North American business community in Costa Rica.
• Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE/OECD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPC actively promotes Costa Rica's accession process to the OECD. They work to incorporate OECD standards and best practices into their policy recommendations and serve as a counterparty in the accession dialogue process.
• Korean Development Institute (KDI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPC has served as the counterpart for knowledge sharing collaboration with the Republic of Korea under the Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP), facilitated by the Korean Development Institute. Published joint reports available at bit.ly/2CjnhGA.
• Cámara de Servicios Corporativos de Alta Tecnología (CamSCAT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated on the 'Recomendaciones programáticas para la promoción de la Economía Digital de Costa Rica' document, contributing expertise on high-tech corporate services sector competitiveness.
• Cámara de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (CAMTIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint author of the digital economy recommendations document, providing ICT sector expertise and perspectives on Costa Rica's technology industry development.
• Cámara de Infocomunicación y Tecnología (Infocom)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed the digital economy policy recommendations, contributing infocommunication and technology sector insights for Costa Rica's digital transformation.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnJ1lBTm7f9hj_ofH9D4k0g
• Facebookfacebook.com/competitividad.Costa.Rica
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/consejo-de-promoci%C3%B3n-de-la-competitividad

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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