The UN-produced song "Tayëla" has won the Best Pop Song of the Year award in Costa Rica, performed by Sara Curruchich and the collective of indigenous local women, Icuru Tsö, emerging from a human rights and music workshop by various UN entities

A pilot preschool program has been launched, allowing 3 year-olds to enroll in selected centers starting this month to expand early education access, improve cognitive development and ease childcare costs amid efforts to modernize the national system

With US$9,2 billion of total export value in 2025, Costa Rica consolidated its position as the world’s 10th largest exporter of medical devices, having quadrupled high-tech exports in a decade thanks to foreign investment and industry specialization

A new call for the 2026 Trans-fórmate program has been launched; the initiative has provided free digital training to over 1.550 entrepreneurs and has aimed to boost 135 more small businesses through personalized support and certified courses

Costa Rica has joined the Latam-GPT project through an agreement with Chile to co-develop AI technologies and boost regional tech autonomy, reinforcing Latin America's voice in global AI discussions