Juan Felipe Rodrigo Lopez - (OECD), Author at COGITO

Juan Felipe Rodrigo Lopez - (OECD)

Juan Felipe RODRIGO LOPEZ is a Junior Policy Analyst at the OECD’s CFE SMEs and Entrepreneurship Performance, Policies and Mainstreaming Unit (CFE). Before joining the OECD, Juan worked as a consultant on competition, regulation, and trade for the World Bank Group, UNESCAP, the Colombian Competition Authority and Politas LLP a special economic zone consulting firm. Juan completed his studies in law and economics at the Universidad de los Andes. He holds a Master’s degree in International Economic Law from University of Barcelona and a Master in Development Economics from University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne.

Reading Time: 3 minutesA number of barriers, notably uneven access to data, technology and skills hold too many SMEs back from making the most of new opportunities created by the data economy. Outdated data infrastructure, management practices and cultures are a factor.