Because this is a new commitment, the country is still in a learning phase. A critical analysis of the policies adopted so far, together with a look at the solutions implemented by other countries facing similar challenges, is therefore a helpful exercise in providing hints for the future of innovation policy in Panama. So far the country has put the focus on bridging the infrastructure gaps, by investing in creation of a metro-transport system in the capital and improving the physical, as well as digital, infrastructure for science and technology.