Chile is the fourth largest exporter of bottled wine after Italy, France and Spain. Although it is a key player internationally, producers face the challenge of incorporating R&D in order to be more competitive in an ever more demanding industry.

The measures that the country will be promoting seek to increase women’s participation in non-traditional economic sectors, create indicators to identify gender gaps and draw up strategies to improve women’s access to technology.

The two centers to be developed could require an investment of more than US$320 million and are being watched with attention by InvestChile. This would, moreover, be China’s first investment in Chile in the field of science and astronomical exploration.

The emblematic coffee chain plans to remodel 20 stores in line with the new concept which will make its debut with an application to create customer loyalty through rewards.

The Mexican group says that, in 2019, it will open 120 new stores in three markets as part of a strategy to reach 280 stores in South America by the end of the year.

Los Pelambres, Quebrada Blanca, Spence, Radomiro Tomic, El Abra and NuevaUnión have initiatives at different stages of development for the use of seawater at their operations.

Zyfra, an artificial intelligence and IoT company, already has operations in Peru and plans to scale up to other countries in the region in 2022.

With the arrival of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the idea that organizations must change is all-pervasive. However, the challenges of digital transformation are, first and foremost, a matter of people. According to PwC Chile, they are the key to cultural transformation in times of new technologies.

Following record exports, Chile will begin to sell the little blue fruit, packaged in small rectangular boxes, to Chinese moviegoers as “Blue Pop”.  

While at first they were a tool to teach programming, nowadays their uses have expanded to work with curriculum-related content. With them, children learn abstract subjects that were previously taught on the blackboard.

The application of these technologies allows for improved productivity, increased efficiency, and contribution to sustainability and workers’ safety in the sector. 

The classic Spanish pizza chain will have a new factory in Chile to meet future demand in the region. Over the next few years, it also expects to open 50 new stores and remodel others.

The company says it is undergoing the biggest transformation in its history, with a central focus on incorporating technology and innovation.

The international Blue Flag eco-label for sustainable beaches has intervened over 4,000 beaches in 50 countries and Chile is the third South American country to join the initiative.  

The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) revealed that the South American country is one of the economies where entrepreneurship has increased most, giving it an index of 25.1%, up by 12 percentage points from 13% in 2008.

The southern country’s good reputation, backed by the trade policies and macroeconomic figures of recent years, has positioned it as a leading player in the region. Learn about the keys to this process.

The food industry is Chile’s second most important economic sector, accounting for 18% of GDP.

Online purchases in Latin America topped US$71,000 million in 2018, up by 15% on 2017, while, in Chile, they reached over US$5,000 million.  

Government help and market forces create a new industry. Thanks mainly to Chinese demand, Chile exported $1.1bn-worth of cherries in 2018, double the value of 2017 and two-thirds that of its much better-known wine exports.

The report from the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco) estimates a consumption of seawater of 10.82 cubic meters (m3) per second for the year 2029, compared to a current use of 3.28 m3/second