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Regional policy · Industry collaboration · Chile

Academia and business in Chile's Biobío region explore collaboration to boost employment

Academic and business representatives in Chile's Biobío region are analysing how to work together, with the public sector, to generate jobs, according to the Universidad de Concepción's news service.

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Why it matters: Universities, companies and public bodies in the Biobío region are the parties the initiative proposes to link on innovation, technology, labour skills and entrepreneurship.

According to the Universidad de Concepción's news service, academia and the business sector in Chile's Biobío region are analysing possible routes for collaboration to boost employment.

The initiative proposes connecting academia, companies and the public sector in areas including innovation, technology, labour competencies and entrepreneurship.

The report says the initiative places particular emphasis on generating employment.

Editor’s view

Joseph Lopez, Collaboration Editor

The parties named are academia, companies and the public sector in the Biobío region; the initiative remains at the stage of analysing collaboration options, and if it proceeds, it would link them on innovation, technology, labour skills and entrepreneurship with a focus on job creation.

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