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Panama
Panama's new AI strategy aims to make it the region's trusted AI hub, building on cable connectivity and existing data centres.
The national science secretariat (Senacyt) presented a National AI Strategy in 2026 with six pillars, including attracting international investment and applying AI in strategic sectors. It stresses data residency under Panamanian rules. Panama has subsea connectivity and several data centres, and Tigo reportedly inaugurated its fourth for supercomputing and AI. For someone seeking compute, Panama is a connectivity and colocation location.
AI policy and activity
We could not confirm the approval date or the other four pillars from the page we read.
Data centres and compute
| Site | Where | Status | Notes and source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigo Panama AI and supercomputing data centre Tigo (Millicom) | Panama | Operating | Reported as the operator's fourth data centre in the country. No capacity stated. Telconet also lists a new Panama data centre due before end 2026. (source) |
Rules and programmes
| Instrument | Kind | Status | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| National AI Strategy (Senacyt) | Policy | In force | Newspaper report. A Senacyt presentation titled as approved is hosted on the chamber of commerce site but was not read. |
Checked on 2 October 2026 and due for review by 1 January 2027. Many sources are trade press or law-firm summaries rather than official texts, and statuses such as reported or unconfirmed are shown as the source gives them. This is a summary, not legal advice. If something is wrong or out of date, tell us.