Published: November 17, 2007  This year, for the first time, more of the earth's population will live in cities than in rural areas - 3.2 billion, according to United Nations estimates. "In a world where we can now work anywhere, we're tending to concentrate in fewer and fewer places", says Carol Colletta, president of CEO's for Cities, an advocacy group. "Smart people are choosing to live with smart people". FastCompany.com set out to find what they call Fast Cities, identifying the 30 fastest cities in the world. By fast they mean urban centers that are shaping the future, cauldrons of creativity where the most important ideas and organizations of tomorrow are centered. These cities attract the best and brightest. They are great places to work and live.
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Published: November 17, 2007  Chile is becoming the regional leader in technology use due to the high penetration of mobile telephony and a growing number of people with Internet, as revealed by the ISI index which measures IT penetration. This figure is significantly higher than the comparable figures for Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia.
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Published: November 17, 2007  Santiago, the capital of Chile, was ranked 19th overall and as one of the top 5 for contact center sourcing, among 50 emerging cities for outsourcing according to the publication made by Global Services.
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Published: November 17, 2007  The country increased its DFI by 14% in 2006 --totaling about US$8 billion-- which accounted for 28% of the economy's total gross capital mix. This figure is above the average for developing countries (14%), as shown by the World Investment Report 2007 of the United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development.
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Published: November 17, 2007  In the CATO Institute World Economic Freedom 2007 report, which assesses 141 countries regarding favorable investment conditions and business environment, Chile rose from number 22 to 11 outperforming countries like Germany, Austria, and Japan.
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Published: November 17, 2007  The Economist Pocket World in Figures 2008 list, which compares the economies of 183 countries, placed Chile 39th among the countries with best quality of life, only after Argentina (36) in Latin America. After Chile in the list come Uruguay (43), Costa Rica (47), Cuba (49), Mexico (51), and Panama (54).
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Published: November 17, 2007  Chile continues to be the country providing the most facilities to setup a new business in South America, as reported by the World Bank's "Doing Business 2008" study. The country is number 33 among 178 economies, followed by Peru (58), Colombia (66), and Uruguay (98).
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Published: November 17, 2007  The country is among the 30 least corrupt countries in the world, among the 180 countries part of the International Transparency 2007 ranking.
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Published: November 17, 2007  The Global Competitiveness Report 2007-2008, featuring a total of 131 countries by the World Economic Forum, ranks the United States in 1st position followed by Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Finland and Singapore, respectively.
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