From the private sector, he leads Improvement & Progress, S.A., where he promotes artificial intelligence as a tool that enhances human potential. His approach combines accelerated digital transformation, data-driven decision-making based on information verified at its source, and a demanding principle: when answers do not exist, experimentation, measurement, and knowledge creation continue until the models work. Guided by this philosophy, he develops high-value, customized solutions to complex challenges, integrating technology, strategy, and human behavior to transform information into results.
With more than twenty years of international experience, he is a columnist for Republica.gt and the author of Where Do We Come From, Guatemala?
He holds a clear conviction: societies do not progress by merely addressing poverty; they advance when they are able to create wealth sustainably for the majority of their citizens.
Dr. Ramiro Bolaños, who has devoted many years to studying the history of Guatemala and the region, offers a unique contribution through a series of books. Drawing on countless sources, he recounts the history of the various civilizations and cultures that have inhabited these lands since their origins, exploring their evolution, challenges, achievements, advances, and setbacks. Through this work, he provides readers with a broad and insightful perspective on the historical processes that have shaped Guatemala and its place within the wider regional context.
As Donald Trump and his inner circle participate in a solemn Thanksgiving service at St. John’s Episcopal Church, across from Lafayette Square in Washington, Guatemala
In Guatemala, we are becoming increasingly aware of the devastating consequences of malnutrition within our population. The latest National Maternal and Child Health Survey (2014–2015)
According to the UNDP Human Development Index, Guatemala ranks 136th out of 193 countries. We are barely above Honduras and Namibia, and far below countries
Throughout several columns, I have insisted on the urgency of a radical change for Guatemala. While the government and some media outlets celebrate that the
Guatemala faces a crisis of perception and strategy. Not only do we fail to appear in the key global competitiveness rankings, but when we do
Last week, we mentioned five urgent structural changes for Guatemala, among them one fundamental principle: spend better, not more. Several readers suggested expanding on this
