and suggested areas within this selection of targeted industries , such as power technologies , that best fit with the country’s main advantage—a labor force that was well educate in relation to its cost. It also recommended that officials target companies that supported the electronics and computer industries , such as plastics and metalworking. Finally , FIAS noted that Costa Rica needed to improve the English proficiency of its technicians and engineers and the protection of intellectual property rights. In response , Costa Rica put English language skills in a revised curriculum for training mid-level technicians and set up Spanish-language training for the personal brought in by foreign investors.