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ACI Medellin was key for the establishment of the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Colombia
It is the first Center of its kind to be based in a Latin American country. Medellin stands out for investing of 2.14% of its GDP in science, technology and innovation activities. The Agency for Cooperation and Investment of Medellin and the Metropolitan Area, ACI Medellin, was responsible for supporting and articulating the different stages of installation of this Center in the city. Together with Colombia, three more Centers for the Fourth Industrial Revolution will be established in Israel, Norway and the Arab Emirates.
January 23, 2019 (Investorideas.com Newswire) The internationalization of Medellin involves the construction of relationships and contacts with various entities around the world to positively activate the progress of the city. It is when ACI Medellin acquires a relevant value as a strategic organization for the attraction and establishment of new international entities, such as the first Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
This process has been a path of dialogue and agreements with the World Economic Forum in which the national and local governments have set goals in the short and medium term to comply with the agreement. The first agreement is related to the efficiency of public entities through the implementation of artificial intelligence applications; the second will promote the appropriation of new technologies to develop the internet of things and thus consolidate smart cities; finally, a final agreement which focuses on prioritizing Blockchain-based solutions: digitization of information that will allow making decisions to streamline procedures in real time.
All these advances and the commitment to make them a reality, require the support not only from the government but also from the private and academic sectors. Therefore, Medellin's University-Business Sector-State Committee will be key to increase the competitiveness of the city to promote the development of regulations and policies at the service of all the countries of Latin America through the Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
From Davos, Switzerland, the President of Colombia, Iván Duque, announced the new Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution will be installed in Medellin.
Finally, after the announcement has been made official on January 23 at the 2019 World Economic Forum, the activities for the implementation of this Center in the Ruta N facilities will start. A specialized team will oversee the activities required for its establishment under the direction of the WEF together with the other Centers of the same category which already exist in the world: San Francisco (United States), Tokyo (Japan), Beijing (China) and Mumbai (India).
"This is a project of great importance for our country, we have worked constantly to make it a reality so that Medellin is the host city. Today I can say that we take a step forward towards the recognition of a new era that implies great advances but at the same time a great commitment. ACI Medellin will have a key role supporting the articulation with the World Economic Forum and meet the guidelines for its opening in the first semester of 2019," said Catalina Restrepo Carvajal, Executive Director of ACI Medellin.
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