CONICET glaciers: What stops the technology talent in Latin America? CONICET David Cuen
BBC Kings amount Technology the throne from basements and garages. The ideas of entrepreneurs become established brands and attract to them billions of dollars.
Most come from the United States. Others are cooked in Europe, particularly in the United Kingdom and Germany. In recent years, also Asian countries like India and South Korea are launching projects on the Internet that captures spotlight.
With the exception of Brazil, Latin America seems to be lagging behind. The Hispanic market in the region is failing to harvest enough seed technology.
The lack of an adequate legal framework, corruption
, small business culture high tax burden and lack of resources, are some of the barriers faced by entrepreneurs in the industry. BBC
investigated the problems and challenges facing the technology talent in the two largest markets in the English-speaking Latin America: Mexico and Argentina. Mexico
With over 100 million inhabitants, Mexico shares a border with the world's largest country with more technology startups in USA. But proximity does not seem to pass the Mexican market. Culturally
are not used to launch technology companies. It is something that is not encouraged. The dream of a Mexican is to be the head of a changarrito not create a company to become Google
Hugo Stevens, Startups Mexico
"Culturally we are not used to launch technology companies. It is something that is not encouraged. The dream of a Mexican is to be the head of a changarrito, not create a company to become Google, "assures BBC Hugo Stevens, co-founder of Startups Mexico.
your organization trying to attract entrepreneurs, being together, help develop ideas and sharing experiences.
Stevens says the BBC: "It's an adventure and it takes certain people to do so. Also needed funds and Mexico there is also very green."
The eco-regulation, taxation, investors, talent, seems to play a decisive role in inhibiting entrepreneurship.
"In Mexico, what happens is that corruption does not help in many aspects, especially in terms of procedures," he tells the BBC Carmen Castellanos, a specialist in SME Business Area.
Bureaucracy is one of the obstacles facing technological talents.
"If you open a company in Mexico, input taxes eat up a large part of your income, up to 30%. Furthermore, it is hard to get credit for intangible products like software." Eliab
Rivera, a Mexican entrepreneur who along with other friends is trying to launch iWiks, a social network Mexico confirms the lack of support.
"It's difficult to launch a technology project because they often do not believe in you. IWiks is not the first social network made by Mexicans, but that there were not successful," he told the BBC.
"You really have to believe in your projects. So far nobody has approached us. There is a social networking club is supporting us, but no employer until now," says Rivera.
The network plans to open its doors in late January, but postponed its release in March. Argentina
In the south, Argentina faces its own challenges. The country is accustomed to the spirit of innovation, but the bureaucratic maze seekers drowned beyond their borders.
"So many businesses, but not nearly the amount that is in an American city," he told BBC News Vanessa says Kolodziej, a cofounder of Palermo Valley, an organization that seeks to promote the Internet community in Argentina. According
Kolodziej, determination is the key to overcoming the obstacles they face in the country.
"The Argentine entrepreneur is very persistent and you have to be because here everything works against you. There are investors, the cost of doing business is very high and we are far from the technological poles. The market size is tiny and there Argentina to think in Latin America, "he explains.
Crises are economic, according to Mike Lee, CEO of hypertext, a network of blogs in English, another factor against.
"Perhaps as a feature of the Argentines are accustomed to suffer once every 10 years a catastrophic crisis. We had so many crises that helps us in the sense that entrepreneurs have flexibility," says the BBC.
What is needed is some legal structure that helps startup can be created. The problem is that for example you decide to start a business until you start to generate an invoice, it may take between two to four months. You have to do much paperwork that becomes a huge complication.
Mike Lee, director of Hypertext
"The culture of the Argentine is not to be expecting anything from the government or investment funds," he adds. Amartino
in the region believes that the Chilean government is doing a good job stimulating the creation of technology companies unconditionally to stay in the country. But looking to Argentina considers that the bureaucratic obstacles are huge.
"What is needed is some legal structure that helps the startup can be created. The problem is that for example you decide to start a business until you start to generate an invoice, it may take between two to four months. You have make as many formalities that becomes a huge complication. "
Where?
Experts agree that it is possible to turn the tables to ensure that, in the region, technology companies begin to expand.
Carmen Castellanos says that Mexico has to be a cultural change in the entrepreneurs.
"There is a very easy way and that is to take a plane and go to the U.S. is very difficult to succeed because we must change the way government does business and we have to attract capital which is complicated," says Kolodziej told the BBC.
"The best thing is to make a hybrid companies based in their home country and a commercial base in a first world country. So you have costs minor in your place of origin, but to reach a wider market with a commercial arm abroad, "he says.
The government must do your part, but experts also believe that entrepreneurs must change their mentality.
" It to be a cultural change at the level where people do have faith that a business is not only pay taxes but you can also bring innovative ideas to market, "says Carmen Castellanos told the BBC.
" What I can say is that Mexico has plenty of talent and level of technology is impressive, "he says Castellanos.
What seems certain is that what these barriers fall, American entrepreneurs continue cooking ideas waiting for the right time for once from the oven, they become a success.
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