Paragwe – South America’s Silicon Valley?

The Gabriella Sibils are on the mission to help change the Paraguay to the Silicon Valley in South America.

As she is growing in a landlocked country situated between Brazil and Argentina, she says that this nation is “not super tech focus”.

But because her parents work in the field of technology, it was different for Ms. Sibels. And she was inspired to study in the United States, where she received a graduation of computer and neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley.

After graduating, she worked for eight years in the Silicon Valley near San Francis and with the role of various American start-ups.

But instead of being permanent in the United States, she decided to return home to Paragav a few years ago. She is now helping to create a large and successful technology sector by placing a country on the map of the world – and attracts some tech giants in the world.

Ms. Sibils say, “I first saw the impact of technology on your life.” After exposing such a different world (in Silicon Valley), it is my responsibility to bring back the mindset and combine me with the talent I see in the pollen. “

She is now a partner of Global Technology and Investment Firm Syberson, whose headquarters in Paraguay’s capital, Asunasin.

Most countries like to create a world-class technology sector, while Paragev has a different advantage in one case-the abundance of self-sufficient, green electricity.

This is now thanks to 100% of his generation Hydroelectric power.

It is focused on the monstrous Itapu dam on the Paran River, which is part of the boundary between Paragwe and Brazil. This huge hydroelectric power station, The largest in the outside of the outside of China, the largest in the world. 90% of the pollen supply to the power needs and 10% of the Brazilian supply.

In fact, such pollen has an extra amount of electricity that has its electricity rates The lowest in South America.

And this is the world The largest exporter of clean energy.

The pollen government hopes that the abundance of the country will focus on the widespread energy demands of AI computer for global electricity global technology companies.

“If you want to install any investment of technology such as AI Data Center, keep in mind that hydroelectric power is both renewable and stable,” says Paraguyan Software Development Enterpring Sebastian Ortiz-Chamoro.

“Compared to other renewable energy sources like the wind or solar, which has fluctuations, it is more attractive to create a data center or any other electro deep activity that requires a steady electricity source.”

He further said that the other large state-owned hydroelectric projects, Yestertea Dam, private companies can easily create their own small facilities.

Paraguay spoke to companies like Santiago Penna Google and Open on a visit to California last year To encourage them to invest in pollen. Such industry giants are yet to see if they have opened a large number of operations in the country.

The Minister of Technology and Communication Gustavo Vilt has been working closely with the President on constant efforts.

“We have the youngest population. We have a renewable green energy. We have low tax and financial stability,” they say proudly.

I have gone to visit with the minister of the planned new digital park near Asunasin’s main airport. These are currently the green fields and the barracks of some army.

Mr. Vilt plans to show the maintenance center and other buildings of the pond, the children, which should be ready in two years.

He said, “The government is investing about 1 million ($ 1 million) for the first phase, but private companies have the idea of ​​investing the rest,” he said.

Although this park is not yet ready, Mr. Villete says that the cooperation of the eco -stam that is already happening in public, private and university sectors to attract foreign investors is the key to creating an ecosystem.

The government is of the opinion that people in the country will be an important attraction and will be able to provide a large technology workforce. The average age in Paragwe is 27.

But more youths need to be trained. The technology minister says that a new digital park technology will be a home of the University, which is a joint venture between Taiwan and Paragwe.

Meanwhile, there are other activities to train the youth of the country. “We are really working hard to create a group of everything you need to provide software services,” says Veneza Cayat, president of the Software Industry Trade Group Paraguayan Chamber, “says” We are working hard to create a software services.

Ms. Cayat says that more women also want to encourage more women to study computer engineering. In १ In, she founded a non-profit association of the Girls Code, which aims to close the tech sex gap.

It organizes programming and robotics workshops for adolescents and young women, with more than 1000 training to date.

Ms. Cait adds that software developers are also given English lessons for up to four years to improve communication with foreign companies.

The people I met are positively upset about what the Paraguay Tech World offers, but they are also practical.

Ms. Sibils say that foreign investors have “growing pains”, with issues like bureaucracy, which can adapt to local agreements with certified international international people.

But she is firm that “if you put an innovation on its root and all the benefits of the country have benefited me, I think Paragway can be a superpower”.