"CENTER FOR THE TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES: PROMOTING INNOVATION IN CHILE AND SOUTH AMERICA".

IT IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE INITIATIVE, PROMOTED BY CORFO, THE MISSION OF WHICH IS TO PROMOTE TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION WITHIN THE CREATIVE SECTOR IN CHILE AND SOUTH AMERICA. THE AUDIOVISUAL, MUSICAL, EDITORIAL, VIDEO GAMES, DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE AND VIRTUAL REALITY SECTORS, AMONG MANY OTHERS, WILL BE THE LEADING PLAYERS OF THE FIRST TECHNOLOGICAL CENTER SPECIALIZING IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN CHILE. THE INITIATIVE BEGAN IN 2016 AS PART OF THE ROADMAP OF THE CHILE-CREATIVE CREATIVE ECONOMY STRATEGIC PROGRAM, IT WILL OPERATE AS A PLATFORM OR LABORATORY FOR THE TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION OF THE SECTOR, AT THE SERVICE OF THE COUNTRY'S PRODUCTIVITY. THIS SPACE WILL HAVE TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE AT THE SERVICE OF ENTREPRENEURS AND SMES, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF ACTIVATING THE DEMAND FOR INNOVATION AND THE CREATION OF NEW PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OF HIGH VALUE AND MARKET POTENTIAL. THE MINISTER OF ECONOMY, DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM, LUCAS PALACIOS, INDICATES "IT IS A GOOD TIME FOR THE CREATION OF A RESEARCH CENTER IN CREATIVE INDUSTRIES. WE HAVE SEEN HOW THE DIGITAL ECONOMY HAS ACCELERATED IN RECENT YEARS AND THAT INDUSTRIES SUCH AS VIDEO GAMES OR STREAMING MUSIC AND FILMS ARE GROWING WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE ICT INFRASTRUCTURE. HOWEVER, THE CONTENTS ARE AT THE ORIGIN OF THE VALUE, AND BEHIND THOSE CONTENTS, THERE ARE PEOPLE IN CHILE WITH CREATIVE TALENT WHO NEED TO FIND AND BUILD OPPORTUNITIES TOGETHER. IN DEFINITIVE, WE KNOW THAT THIS IS A SECTOR THAT CAN BENEFIT A LOT TO THE WHOLE ECONOMY IF WE CAN UNDERSTAND IT AND PROJECT IT BETTER". FOR HIS PART, PABLO TERRAZAS, EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF CORFO, HIGHLIGHTS THAT THE CENTER WILL FOCUS ON THE MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL SERVICES FOR STARTUPS AND CREATIVE SMES: "TECHNOLOGY CENTERS AS YOU PERMIT AND PERMIT TECHNOLOGICAL PERMISSIONS AS YOU PERMIT TO ENTER OTHERWISE IT WOULD BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO PURCHASE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SHARED USE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND EQUIPMENT. FROM CORFO WE WORK TO CREATE COLLABORATIVE ECONOMIES THAT ADD VALUE TO SOCIETY, AND IN THIS SENSE THIS CENTER IS ALSO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT WILL ALLOW TO GIVE A BOOST TO THIS SECTOR, AND AT THE SAME TIME PROMOTE THE CREATION OF JOBS".

THE MAIN TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THE FIRST STAGE OF THE CENTER ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION AND THE EFFECTS ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES IN TERMS OF FORMATS, TRANSMISSION CAPACITY, AND NEW INTEREST VALUE CREATIONS. AMONG THEM RELEVANT TOPICS SUCH AS 5G, VIRTUAL REALITY, AUGMENTED REALITY, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, BLOCK CHAIN AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS. CORFO, IN ITS ROLE OF PRODUCTIVE PROMOTION, HAS SUPPORTED THE CREATION OF 8 TECHNOLOGY CENTERS FOR INNOVATION WITH AN IMPACT IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES: FOOD, AQUACULTURE, HEALTH, CONSTRUCTION, MINING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY. THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES CENTER IS THE NINTH OF THIS GROUP, AND TO FACILITATE THE SECTOR'S LINKAGE WITH OTHER AREAS OF THE ECONOMY, IT WILL HAVE THREE NODES: IN THE INNOVATION CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LA ARENA IN MOVISTAR, MOVISTAR , AND THE PLANT THAT WILL BE LOCATED IN THE URBAN MERCADO TOBALABA BUILDING. CORFO'S SUPPORT FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY CENTER HAS A 10-YEAR FINANCING PROJECTION, DIVIDED INTO 3 STAGES OF 3, 4 AND 3 YEARS. THROUGHOUT THIS PERIOD, CORFO WILL FINANCE 47% OF THE INVESTMENT, AND THE REST WILL BE LEVERAGE OF PRIVATE RESOURCES. DURING 2019, THE CENTER'S FOCUS HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE CREATION OF ITS LEGAL PERSONALITY, PARTNER GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE, DEFINITION OF ITS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICIES, AMONG OTHERS. THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SERVING THE PUBLIC BY THE END OF THIS YEAR OR EARLY 2021.