Chile: Latin America's digital Mecca From: Area Development Site and Facility Planning | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: Stackhouse, Steve | Copyright S/H Publications Incorporated Sep 2002. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

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EVERY COUNTRY wants high-tech development, and many countries claim to be prime locations for technology. The South American nation of Chile has taken significant steps to foster technology development since returning to democratic rule a dozen years ago - and the efforts are paying off in a big way.

President Ricardo Lagos made it clear when he took office in 2000 that he intended to put Chile on the high-tech map. In November of that year, he traveled to...