Well,
The labor of investigate and develop new pieces of technology is so complicate because many people in our country are interested in other things like popular music, sports, parties, luxury cars and other things to the entertainment magazines and something like that.
I think, one of the problems to develop technology in Colombia is the money sometimes the projects don´t need too much money, only require a smart, brilliant and restless people, but other projects need money, laboratories, instruments to do test to the prototypes and models of the final product. A good option is the sponsorship from colciencias or a company which are interested in your job.
The main problem to me is the getaway of brains, for example you have a brilliant idea and you look for support in you university, your family, your family, the government, you bank, but anybody helps you. This is your first step to get help but you don´t get something. Your second step is look for options in other places, because if you receives an opportunity in other country, you make your suitcase and go abroad, consequently many people prefer get a job in other countries to can do theirs projects reality.
Finally I think, Colombia is a good place to investigate and look for a smart people, who need help the world with new things, to feel good.