Knowledge Economy, Juan Manuel Seppi and the Secretaries of Industry and Production Development of the Nation, José Ignacio de Mendiguren, together with Escobar Mayor Ariel Sujarchuk, Fly Tech Technological Pole initiated the local development of the knowledge economy through software development and training in technology. Supported by the Ministry of Economy, the space promotes the establishment of technology-based companies and the development of local startups.
Escobar Fly Tech Technological Pole invested in the Knowledge Economy Poles Program through Non-refundable Contributions (ANR), which aims to promote the local development of the knowledge economy through a broad educational offering. Strengthening zero-cost companies and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Located at the entrance of Belen de Escobar on the Pan-American route, the Work Club is located in the building, which has an investment in equal areas between the city and the Knowledge Economy Secretariat of the Ministry of Economy. Desam has two floors of 577 square meters each: the fifth floor has the track. The sixth floor is the first municipal coworking space. Mircor and Pixart have equipped the space with computer labs. Other places are available for different companies.
The Secretary of the Knowledge Economy, Juan Manuel Seppi, highlighted the desire of the Minister of Economy, Sergio Massa, to institutionalize and strengthen the sector as a secretariat, and emphasized that this contributed to increase its annual growth. With a horizon of more than 9,000 million US dollars, and no ceiling, it is part of the movement and role of the state.
“Everything is not about exporting Argentina’s work and talents to the world, we are proud, it is very competitive, but can express traditional and local industries, as is happening here in Escobar. The technological base of companies that can allow improvements in the processes and efficiency of each industry.”
“We are ahead of a better Argentina, and the way out of the difficulties in our country today is to create more real dollars. This is the path we promote by exporting products and services based on knowledge,” highlighted the Secretary of Industry and Productive Development, José Ignacio de Mendicuran. He added: : “Since Sergio Massa took office, through the policies we have undertaken, we have encouraged additional production and exports from all manufacturing sectors. There has never been such a strong commitment to growth, and the actions we took in the knowledge sector allowed us to create a record of exports of more than 8 billion USD last year, and 10 billion USD We have a target to reach.
For his part, Escobar Mayor Ariel Sujarchuk highlighted: “Thanks to the integrated work with the national government, we are starting the future, and this future is technologically based and has added value. Because with a federal perspective we create inclusion and quality employment. Through this pole, as part of this path We look forward to the technological revolution that will allow us to exist and that will give us a future of greatness,” he concluded.
The knowledge economy is a strategic sector to boost Argentina’s growth by creating export capacity and quality jobs.
In terms of employment, 305,789 jobs were reached in May 2023 and increased by 2.4% compared to 2022. This is the highest employment level since 2007 (the beginning of the streak). Employment in computer services represents 47.5% of the sector and employs 145 thousand people. Business services account for 42.6% of employment for the SPC sector, which employs 130,000 people.
Within the framework of the venue’s inauguration, contracts were signed with software and hardware development company Pixart, cloud computing services company Amazon Web Services (AWS), virtual football world ‘Guardians of the ball’ (GOB); Gaming, Audiovisual Production and Events, International Esports Association; Technology Solutions Company to contract insurance, I insure myself; Santander Bank; and the Computer Trade Association.
The nodes of the knowledge economy project aim to promote the development of regional economies by promoting the creation and integration of groups of public and private companies dedicated to the production of goods and services of the knowledge economy.
Provinces and municipalities (or provincial-municipal state agencies or institutions) participate, as well as non-profit legal entities from the private sector. Their objectives include promoting economic development, product innovation, business cooperation or technological integration.
Projects are recognized for their contribution to regional economic development and women-led enterprises, among other aspects.
In the first call, $950 million has been earmarked for 2021, along with the development of 65 nodes across the country; Second, in 2022, 89 projects were selected for 2.7 billion dollars.
In this third call, 81 new projects were received from 17 provinces and the autonomous city of Buenos Aires, of which 26 have already been approved and the rest are in the evaluation and analysis stage.
