San José, Costa Rica – October 2024 - On 2 October, Costa Rica hosted the tenth edition of the Siemens-DEDICO student technological meeting, an event that celebrates the collaboration between technical education and the business sector. This prestigious meeting, which brings together students from technical institutes, offered a platform to demonstrate skills in the use of advanced technologies and find solutions to the real challenges of the sector. This year, students from various technical institutes in Costa Rica and El Salvador participated in challenges focused on technological innovation, with access to state-of-the-art equipment and training provided by private sector companies. Among the national schools that have distinguished themselves: CTP Mercedes Norte, CTP Agustiniano Ciudad de los Niños, CTP San Pablo L.C., CTP Nataniel Arias Murillo, CTP CI and CTP Carrizal. In a special way, the Ricaldone Technical Institute in El Salvador participated as a guest institution, which managed to win first place in the competition. The Institute stood out for having offered the best solution to one of the proposed challenges, putting into practice an innovative, creative and technically rigorous approach. Students demonstrated their ability to apply the knowledge acquired in real-world situations, underlining the importance of these skills in an increasingly demanding and specialised labour market.