Could This Be the Next Silicon Valley? (country, dangerous, place)
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This city is trying to clean up its act. From being the home town of one of the world's biggest drug dealers, efforts are underway to bring high-tech businesses.
And it appears to be paying off. Hewlett-Packard have based their entire Latin America services centre there, while Kimberly-Clark and Pipeline Studios – a Canadian animation company – are among the big names to have moved in. In March, Medellin was named “Innovation City of the Year” by Citi, the Wall Street Journal and the Urban Land Institute – beating off competition from fellow finalists New York and Tel Aviv.
There is also a city just north of Mexico City that is doing the same. The question is, will they draw enough nerds to support their efforts? Perhaps American college graduates who cannot find jobs equal to their degrees might look into them.
That is great news. Many positive developments are hapenning in Colombia now. Glad to hear that. The stronger each country gets, the more they will hopefully impact other Latin American countries.
That is great news. Many positive developments are hapenning in Colombia now. Glad to hear that. The stronger each country gets, the more they will hopefully impact other Latin American countries.
Which city in Mexico is doing this?
It's Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico in an area that has always been a rich agricultural center. The way the state government is deal with things, a lot of very advanced companies are moving into the area.
I don't really see Medellín becoming a Silicon Valley, but they have made great leaps. I would bet on Colombia over Brasil. It's definitely not a bad place to be right now. If a huge tech boom is going to happen outside of the US, I think it would be somewhere in Asia.
I think people have to stop referencing Pablo Escobar with Medellín.. it's been a very long time now. We get it, but Medellín hasn't been a dangerous wasteland for a LONG time.
I did some business travel in Colombia about 15 years ago. I was working in Silicon Valley at the time! Medellin was surprisingly nice/posh - I must admit I did not know what to expect at the time. I wish I could have visited Cali to compare. In Bogota, the locals told me "the US thinks Medellin is like Beruit - Bogota is like Beruit - old Bogota anyway."
Lots of submachine gun toting security at the airports and luggage was intensely searched.
That is great news. Many positive developments are hapenning in Colombia now. Glad to hear that. The stronger each country gets, the more they will hopefully impact other Latin American countries.
Which city in Mexico is doing this?
Guadalajara area has been the Silicon Valley of Mexico since the 90s. Queretaro and San Luis Potosi making good strides in last decade as well. Medellin will not catch any of these cities soon.
Guadalajara area has been the Silicon Valley of Mexico since the 90s. Queretaro and San Luis Potosi making good strides in last decade as well. Medellin will not catch any of these cities soon.
Yes I do know about Guadalajara being a techie city. I was curious about this other place the poster mentioned. Isn't Monterrey techie as well?
Colombia is a sleeping giant, but they need to open up their economy way more. Also class inequality (especially education wise), and woman's equality remain issues that hold that country back IMO.
Colombia is a sleeping giant, but they need to open up their economy way more. Also class inequality (especially education wise), and woman's equality remain issues that hold that country back IMO.
Yeah, all the girls I know have a pretty tough time in the workplace.. especially in Medellín. I think it's better in Bogotá.
They are doing better education-wise I think. They're really trying to get the poor students to start studying in the university. I think Medellín is really pushing education.
Class inequality is a pretty big problem everywhere in Latin America, but I think that's true for every developing nation in the world.
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