Abinader meets with SpaceX: the Dominican Republic already has 50,000 Starlink antennas and is weighing internet for unconnected areas
President Luis Abinader led a working meeting on Thursday with executives from the multinational company SpaceX and officials from the Instituto Tecnológico de las Américas (ITLA), where it was noted that the Dominican Republic already has more than 50,000 Starlink antennas in operation.
At the meeting, held in the Private Hall of the National Palace, proposals were reviewed to launch pilot projects with Starlink antennas in communities without connectivity and to explore using the Grok artificial intelligence tool in student training, according to the Presidency.
Presidency Minister José Ignacio Paliza and ITLA rector Jimmy Rosario took part, along with the SpaceX representatives. The initiatives aim to expand internet access and strengthen academic training with new digital tools.
The meeting comes as the government pushes connectivity as a pillar of its digital agenda. The Presidency did not specify dates for the pilot projects to begin or how far the use of Grok in classrooms would go.
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