The trade commissioners of Chile in New York and Miami indicated that innovation in financial services and entrepreneurship are the heavyweights of the sector in the world’s leading economy.

Topics: Instituciones Financieras

Research suggests that the selection of better projects, the integration of external stakeholders and the implementation of policies of incentive for risk, among other measures, may be good practices for opening new doors.

Topics: R&D

Sima, the only Chilean company present at CES, the most important technological event in the United States, talks about the projections of the prodigal child of robotics and education.

Topics: Startup

The Solar Antofagasta project envisages two identical 250-MW plants and represents an investment of US$532.5 million. If implemented, it would be the largest project of its type so far in Chile.

Topics: Energy

The complete project is scheduled for inauguration within the next three months and will allow the company to triple production.

Topics: Food Industry

YouTube recently launched a new documentary series presented by the actor Robert Downey Jr.

Topics: Food Industry- Technology

The EcoReport platform identifies waste and can track it in real time, avoiding the use of a landfill.

Topics: Circular economy

This revolutionary technique, implemented in crop farming and livestock grazing projects, seeks to conserve ecosystems and recover degraded soils, generating less environmental impact and greater social equity.

Topics: Food Industry

It has acquired 50% of the Santa Isabel photovoltaic project from SunPower for US$200 million.

Topics: Energy

The multinational consulting services company, which has operations in Chile, has clear targets for meeting this objective and is actively working to accelerate gender equality.

Topics: Technology- Best practices

According to the company, this occurs in the context of a great need for convenient and safe alternatives for mobility.

Topics: Technology- Transport

The start-ups participated in the Spanish company’s open innovation program, which it implemented for the first time outside Europe.

Topics: Energy- Startup

The report indicates that Chile’s credit profile stands out, first of all, for its financial and institutional “strength”. This contrasts with a level of economic diversification and GDP per capita which “lags” behind that of its peers.

Topics: Chilean Economy

Venture X was founded in 2012 and forms part of the United Franchise Group, headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida; it owns nine brands, with more than 1,500 franchises across 80 countries.

Topics: Infrastructure- Startup

The Interop program presented a draft proposal for resolving incompatibility between mining technologies to an international organization.

Topics: Mining

Following its debut in Chile in 2010, Acalis already has ten centers in Santiago, Viña del Mar and Concepción and has recently acquired the operation of a competitor, Ambar Residence.

Topics: Infrastructure

Chile is estimated to have between 10 and 15 of these physical mega spaces for storing large volumes of data, and the figure is rising. These are strategic investments.

Topics: Technology

The initiative seeks to create Chile’s largest community of tourist accommodation, motivating entrepreneurs to rent cabins to install on their land.  

Topics: Tourism

The Peruvian mining company stressed that rare earths are essential in a number of technological components and some are critical for the manufacture of the permanent magnets used in electric vehicles.

Topics: Technology

Projects in Chile have shown that “we can compete against existing technologies without subsidies,” said Andy Kinsella, Mainstream’s Group Chief Executive.

Topics: Energy