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Every few months there seems to be another region somewhere in the world that claims to be the next Silicon Valley. Sometimes the new high-tech hub is hyped up, but other times, it\u2019s evident that there\u2019s something special brewing.<\/span><\/p>\n

These countries have digitized governments that will put our Healthcare.gov problems to shame, fast broadband Internet speeds beyond comparison, and instead of hookup apps, you\u2019ll see innovations in energy alternatives. These are exactly the reasons why America\u2019s magical tech land should keep its eyes on the countries below.<\/p>\n

<\/a>ESTONIA<\/h4>\n

You can\u2019t talk about digital excellence without mentioning Estonia, one of the three Baltic states so innovative, it\u2019s nicknamed \u201cE-stonia.\u201d In 2000, its government deemed Internet access a basic human right and free Wi-Fi became the norm throughout the land.<\/p>\n

It was the first country to offer voting for general elections online and most Estoniansfile their taxes<\/a>\u00a0within minutes on their mobile phones. Their health records are stored in a digital cloud and can be accessed at any time with their electronic personal access key, which is also used for other services, such as registering a firm.<\/p>\n

The country is investing in its next generation with programs such as ProgeTiiger (\u201cProgramming Tiger\u201d) aimed at teaching basic coding to kids starting at the age of 5. How did Estonia become a world leader in technology?<\/p>\n

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Estonia gained it\u2019s independence in 1991 and needed to build a new administration quickly and cost-effectively. Estonia is said to have the world\u2019s most\u00a0digitized government<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Today, Estonians are the brains behind Skype and Kazaa, an early file-sharing program, and has one the fastest broadband Internet speeds in the world.<\/p>\n

<\/a>SOUTH KOREA<\/h4>\n

South Koreans are so innovative, they don\u2019t even use credit or debit cards. Instead, residents use\u00a0T-money<\/a>, which can be spent on trains, taxis, buses, bars, restaurants, or retail stores.<\/p>\n

Like Estonia, South Korea has one of the fastest broadband speeds among all. As most of the world continues to struggle with 4G connection, South Korea is\u00a0investing in 5G<\/a>, meaning its residents will be able to download HD movies without any problems by 2020. The country\u2019s Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) announced it is investing $1.5 billion in this project alone.<\/p>\n

The South Korean government promotes its startup economy by pouring $2.7 billion in funding startups and offering tax breaks for big companies that invest in startups.<\/p>\n

A recently published\u00a0Bloomberg Global Innovation Index<\/a>\u00a0ranked South Korea first among all by examining factors such as research and development capability, productivity, tech density, and patent activity.<\/p>\n

<\/a>ISRAEL<\/h4>\n

Israel\u2019s entrepreneurship spirit comes from the fact that the country itself is a startup. With little natural resources and constant political turmoil, Israelis are fighting for better lives by creating energy alternatives. As a result, we\u2019ve seen some\u00a0amazing companies<\/a>\u00a0come out of Israel.<\/p>\n

The country boasts more startups per capita than any other country and currently has 70 companies listed on the Nasdaq, making it third only to the U.S. and China on the stock exchange. Not bad for a population of 8.2 million.<\/p>\n

In 2008, per-capita venture capital investments in the country were 2.5 times more than the U.S. and 80 times that of China, according to authors Dan Senor and Saul Singer in their book\u00a0Start-Up Nation<\/a><\/em>.<\/em><\/p>\n

<\/a>CHINA<\/h4>\n

Zhongguancun is sometimes called the \u201cSilicon Valley of the East,” and for a good reason. When Steve Blank, lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley, visited this Beijing northwestern district in 2013, he\u00a0described it as<\/a>what \u201cRome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920\u2019s … now it\u2019s Beijing announcing that China has arrived.\u201d The country is only second to the U.S. when it comes the venture capital spending, mostly investing in the technology, media, and telecommunications sectors.<\/p>\n

“I’ve seen startup clusters all over the world,” says Blank. “But Beijing blew me away. They’ve built an ecosystem on a scale that puts Boston or Seattle to shame. Beijing compressed 30 years of startup learning into five years.”<\/p>\n

With its massive 1.3 billion strong population, entrepreneurs in China will be the ones who can identify unmet needs and use their resources to provide services and tools to meet those needs. Entrepreneurs outside of China can only dream of being able to fill gaps in this massive marketplace.<\/p>\n

Bottom Line:<\/strong>\u00a0What do most of these countries have in common? Most of them tend to lack in natural resources and technology has enabled a new way to get ahead of the curve. Their investors are willing to take big risks on science and engineering–a much-needed area where some\u00a0experts argue<\/a>\u00a0that VCs in Silicon Valley aren’t willing to do because \u201cthe returns take forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

Still, all of these countries have a lot to prove if they\u2019re going to be the next Silicon Valley, but the fervor in their entrepreneurship spirit is definitely heard and felt.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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