High-tech: 7 sectors to undertake iN

High-tech: 7 sectors to undertake iN

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High-tech They are easy to do, cheap, and the most popular, but startups focused only on mobile applications are not the only options for entrepreneurs who want to focus their business on technology.

1. Information high-tech

The cluster that has been formed in Zapopan and Guadalajara, Jalisco, from multinational computer and software companies has promoted the creation of a local industry of programs, video games, and animation, represented by firms such as the Mexican company Softtek.

The industry requires more robust platforms to manage projects or to generate national algorithms, said Rafael Castillo, director of the High Impact Incubator and Business Accelerator at Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe.high-tech

 

Among the strategic state high-tech sectors that have opportunities for development and consolidation, the National Entrepreneur Institute (Inadem) includes the electronics industry and the creative industry as potential areas.

 

2.- Automotive

Whether as a provider of customized solutions in supply chain logistics or with the Internet of Things applications, this industry has great potential in the Bajío area and in Puebla thanks to the installation of more assembly plants such as Volkswagen and Audi. high-tech

 

The existence of an ecosystem of large industries increases the chances of success for new high-tech entrepreneurs.

"They are not only suppliers or partners, but in terms of support, academic institutions, and resources that the entrepreneur can use to scale his business," said Haru Yamasaki, general director of the TechBA program.

3.- Aerospace

Like Jalisco or Puebla, Querétaro is seen as a pole in the development of aerospace equipment and services. The cluster already employs more than 1,800 people.

In addition to 30 manufacturing industries, there are three research and development centers, five service companies, and three educational institutions, including the Center for Research and Advanced Studies of the National Polytechnic Institute and the National Aeronautical University of Querétaro.

ADEM identifies the states of Tamaulipas, Chihuahua, Sonora, and Sinaloa, as other potential areas for the development of this industry.

4.- Bio High-tech

Improving insecticides, developing varieties of crops tolerant to the stress of drought or pollution, designing recombinant vaccines, isolating enzymes to improve industrial processes are some of the alternatives to undertake in this matter.

The challenge is to invest in human resources, research, and development to have a long-term vision in order to create a knowledge-based economy.

"It is the will of wanting to do things because anyone can do it easily, but already something that generates technology and innovation is not so easy," said Rafael Castillo. The Inadem also identifies Querétaro as a potential area for the development of the biotechnology industry.

 

5.- Internet of things High-tech

 

If devices connected to the internet are linked to Big Data - the ability to accumulate huge amounts of data that are different from each other, through digital sensors - it is possible to transform almost any industry: cars, houses, watches, all with the qualifier "smart" said Nader Fathi, a mentor at the PlugandPlay accelerator in Silicon Valley.

 

Its value in transforming various industries will be seen as it becomes cheaper and more local by connecting the physical environment with the digital world, something that will happen before in developed countries such as the United States, Western Europe, and some parts of Asia, says Jupe Tan, Vice President of International Operations for the PlugandPlay accelerator.

 

For Alex Cobos, international relations manager at PlugandPlay, the only problem or disadvantage is that you need hardware, and in the end, producing it implies a greater investment in time and money.

 

6.- Fin- T High-tech

 

Technological solutions linked to finance are a great business opportunity. They can range from mobile payments through the cell phone or with more sophisticated sensors linked to credit cards or bank accounts in which it will not be necessary to carry the plastic or mediate with anyone to acquire a product or service.

 

The development of encryption codes that guarantee the security of payments and growth in the offers of this form of payment is another area in which entrepreneurs can focus to think about their solutions.

 
7.- Health High-tech

The increase in life expectancy implies an increase in patients and medical costs that society will demand in the next 50 years. Helping to mitigate the effects that the rhythm of life and longevity will produce on the health of the world's population is, according to specialists, the great trend with the potential to apply specialized knowledge.

 

Peter Green, chief of medical informatics (CMIO) at Johns Hopkins Hospital, explained that the trend is to push healthcare outside of the hospital, involving more of the patient and ensuring the science behind the technology platforms that are implemented.

 

Predictive analytics that takes advantage of Big Data and can warn of changes in the state of a patient with diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer and prevent readmission to the hospital or direct it to the specialized unit before going through the emergency room, is the great trend that new Tech startups could solve.

 

"This has great value because you are saving a lot of money because today health insurance is being shaken and hospitals need to cut costs without affecting the patient," explained Philip H. Phan, from the Carey School of Business at Johns University. Hopkins, within the framework of the International Health Leadership Forum.

 

Improving shared information systems for medical records, which guarantee rapid deployment of data, as well as its updating, and which can be used simultaneously by several teams of specialists, is another area with potential for high-tech entrepreneurs.