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Silicon Valley, the cradle of technological innovation, and Barcelona

Silicon Valley, the cradle of technological innovation, and Barcelona

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Aleix Paris

Robotics Software Engineer in Silicon Valley, specialized in autonomous vehicles. MIT graduate.

One of the keys to Silicon Valley's success is strong university-business collaboration. In fact, "it is common for students to do paid internships in the summer or during a part-time academic year, called 'internships,'" highlights París. This enhances entrepreneurship and opens the door to ambition and no fear of failure.

Barcelona is a great producer of talent, but we still have a lot to do to retain it, as well as to attract international talent. It is necessary to promote university-business collaboration to promote a paradigm shift. "Less risk aversion and a willingness to invest in the long term in a sustained economy in the high added value industry and not in tourism cycles are necessary," says París.

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