Ecuador holds one of the highest rates of early entrepreneurship in Latin America. In 2016, Total Early-Stage Entrepreneurial Activity (TEA) in Ecuador was 31.8% – 2.2 times higher than the average of efficiency-driven economies. It comes as no surprise therefore that international companies and accelerators looking to empower entrepreneurs are turning their attention to the
Why is it important that Argentina is home to the world’s largest dinosaur and Colombia has launched its own satellite? Because these are exactly the stories that will inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers in Latin America, according to the region’s science journalists. All of last week in San Francisco, 78 Latin American
The National University of San Agustin (UNSA) in Arequipa has entered into a research and innovation alliance with Indiana’s Purdue University.
As a country economically driven by the mining industry, Peru has long been playing catch up with its innovative Latin American neighbors. With a young population, greater focus in growing businesses and strong macroeconomic performance, Peru is starting to attract foreign interest and investment that could result in rapid growth.
While 3D printed houses have received plenty of attention as of late, it’s not the only innovative building method in development. In fact, one group of university students in Medellin, Colombia have been given the go-ahead to develop eco-bricks – a building material made out of plastic bottles. And the goal? To enable families with limited
Google this week announced its 5 finalists for the Desafio 2017 event, which will take place in Mexico City on November 16. The challenge seeks to discover the most forward thinking and socially impactful organizations and startups in the Latin America region, with a grand prize of $250,000. Previously we have reported the rise of
The Brazilian Association of Software Companies (ABES) announced its support for the Handsfree Institute, which will compete in the Creative Business Cup (CBC) in Copenhagen, Denmark on November 16th. Handsfree Institute is a nonprofit that innovates technological solutions for low-income people with disabilities, and will head to Copenhagen to promote a device that enables people
Google has lost its legal battle against a Colombian furniture dealer. According to El Tiempo, the Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the business, which argued that Google Inc. and Google Colombia tarnished its name on the internet. Google was forced to take down a blog from its Blogger.com platform that defamed the business, which
A new platform has been developed to provide Spanish-speaking doctors with an opportunity to work while waiting for their qualifications to be verified by the United States Medical Licensing board. Intermeds, a program funded by the Productive Development Committee of Antofagasta in northern Chile, allows patients in South America to carry out a consultation with doctors in
This article originally appeared on The Sociable. Live salsa music, influential guests, and of course, cerveza; this is how Latin America’s geekiest tech publication celebrated its fifth anniversary in Medellin, Colombia. In five years Social Geek went from being an unknown blog to one of the most-read tech publications in the Spanish language while surpassing 600,000 social