Could This Be the Next Silicon Valley?

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How many even know where this is?

This city is trying to clean up its act. From being the home town of one of the world's biggest drug dealers, efforts are underway to bring high-tech businesses.

And it appears to be paying off. Hewlett-Packard have based their entire Latin America services centre there, while Kimberly-Clark and Pipeline Studios – a Canadian animation company – are among the big names to have moved in. In March, Medellin was named “Innovation City of the Year” by Citi, the Wall Street Journal and the Urban Land Institute – beating off competition from fellow finalists New York and Tel Aviv.

Read more @ Inside Medellin: How Pablo Escobar's hometown hopes to become South America's 'Silicon Valley' - Telegraph

There is also a city just north of Mexico City that is doing the same. The question is, will they draw enough nerds to support their efforts? Perhaps American college graduates who cannot find jobs equal to their degrees might look into them.