Punta Cana.- The Vice Minister of Digital Agenda of the Ministry of the Presidency, José David Montilla, indicated on Tuesday that tourism is among the top three of the target sectors of the cybercrime industry.
When participating in the First Themag Punta Cana 2023 Business Tourism Forum, the official reported that 89% of the attacks that are generated in this area are for financial and espionage reasons.
“It is very interesting to have access to all the data, commercial strategies and guest behavior to know how the trend is in the tourism field, so that with Artificial Intelligence, draw up a scheme with the actions to be carried out that are required,” he said.
Montilla stressed that in this hyperconnected society, it is necessary to promote a culture of digital transformation and protection in cybersecurity. For this reason, the Government promotes initiatives such as the Digital Agenda and the National Innovation Policy; as well as the Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence strategies, which impact all the productive sectors of the country, he specified.
“We are in a moment of digital transformation and this evolution requires greater protection of citizens. Our National Cybersecurity Strategy promotes complementary cybercrime plans,” she expressed.
The vice minister added that most cyber attacks are cross-border and for this reason, international coordination and the exchange of information, practices and experiences between nations regarding the digital transformation process is important.
About the forum
During the First Themag Punta Cana 2023 Business Tourism Forum, the current issues for the country’s tourism and business sector were discussed, related to “Sustainability” and “New Technologies”, with Artificial Intelligence as the main theme.
They participated in this colloquium together with the vice minister José David Montilla, the specialists Melissa Muñoz Suro and
Alejandro Arnaud, moderated by the editor-in-chief of Themag magazine, Marcelo Ballester.
The forum held at the Meliá Caribe Beach Punta Cana Hotel concluded with the participation of the renowned international speaker, Jimmy Pons, who appeared for the first time at Dominican Republic.