Innovation, South of the Border

By Arturo Franco, Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center   Silicon Valley may no longer be a phenomenon unique to the United States. Some 1,500 miles south of San Francisco, creative minds, entrepreneurs and investors have found another oasis. Guadalajara, —in the state of Jalisco— is quickly becoming a hub for innovation.   Guadalajara has positioned itself as a center of investment in technology and innovation, through a combination of government action, corporate involvement, academic excellence, and vibrant technological communities. Almost two decades ago, electronics companies including Motorola, Kodak, Intel, and IBM began to […]