The Minister highlights during her speech at the forum of ‘La Opinión de Málaga’ the work being done in this key industry for the Andalusian economy.
The Minister of Economy, Finance and European Funds, Carolina España, has highlighted the commitment of the Andalusian Government to lay the foundations for the future of Andalusia, “a future”, she said, “focused on innovation and job creation in sectors of activity with high added value”.
Carolina España has participated this Wednesday in a forum organized by the newspaper ‘La Opinión de Málaga’ and the communication group ‘Prensa Ibérica’, with a speech entitled “La transformación económica de Andalucía” (“The economic transformation of Andalusia”), in which she has valued the important economic boost that will mean in the coming years both for the capital of the Costa del Sol and Andalusia, in general, the microchip industry.
Carolina España pointed, in this regard, to the work being developed by the Ministry of Economy, Finance and European Funds, together with the Innova IRV Foundation and the Malaga TechPark, in the design of a “Estrategia Regional de Semiconductores” (Regional Semiconductor Strategy) and a “Clúster de Microelectrónica” (Microelectronics Cluster) focused on microprocessors as a key element of technological and economic development worldwide.
“Semiconductors are key to social welfare and economic growth as they are present in all electronic devices, it is a key and strategic industry for the sustainable growth of economies,” said Carolina España, who referred to the signing, a year ago, of the agreement by which Andalusia joined the European Alliance of Semiconductor Regions. This Alliance is created by 13 territories, whose objective is to guarantee the technological sovereignty of the continent.
The minister insisted that “the aim we seek is to generate activity in the areas of greatest added value in the semiconductor value chain, strengthening companies already established in Andalusia and attracting new capacity and power to the industrial fabric”. “Locating Andalusia on the microelectronics map,” added Carolina España, “requires working on three axes: training, economy and industry. And all this, hand in hand with all the agents that provide synergies in knowledge, technology and investment”.