2. Population 16.6 million GDP US$242.2 billion (PPP) World Bank Income Category Upper middle income Main ExportsCopper, fruit, fish products, paper and pulp, chemicals, wine. Famous forPablo Neruda, Easter Island, great wine, Patagonia. CHILE » A SnapshotSome facts 2 Chilean Government | Ministry of Economy
3. We must accelerate the rate of growth to an average of 6% until 2018 Source: Treasury Department based on Central Bank of Chile and National Statistics Bureau (INE) information. MISSION of Ministry of Economy » Development by 2020 3 Chilean Government | Ministry of Economy
4. MISSION of Ministry of Economy » Principal Sources of Growth 4 Chilean Government | Ministry of Economy Investment Target: increase rate of investment from 21% to 28% of GDP. Labor Target: to create a million jobs between 2010 and 2014 (or 2,9% per year) Increase the female rate of labor participation Productivity Energy Public Sector Reform Education Labor Market Innovation & Entrepreneurship
5. Innovation & Entrepreneurship The importance of education Entrepreneurs and innovators are not born, they are made. It aims to install a culture conducive to entrepreneurship, through gradual generation of the basic conditions and capabilities for students of the school system and society in general develop entrepreneurial skills.
6. MISSION of Ministry of Education » “Ensuring quality education for all primary and secondary Chilean students” Reaching out to the classrooms: To develop and fightagainst the poverty of our country, sothattalents canemerge and meritcan come out by building the fondation of the country’sopportunity. Between 3,4 millions students in kindergarten, primary and secondary levels. Ministry of Education is taking part by creating an entrepreneurial culture. Gobierno de Chile | Ministerio de Educación 6
7. SomeConclussions» Promotingentrepreneurship Skills development v/s entrepreneurial profile. Entrepreneurship is not to be considered exclusively related to business, but also to social initiatives and civil matters. We believe that to succeed we can’t narrow our methodology to a single one; we need to promote good initiatives that respond to the need of a diverse society. Gobierno de Chile | Ministerio de Educación 7
8. Finally 2010 Working Together. Our goal to design a“ National Program to Entrepreneurship Education”. National Cadastre of private Entrepreneurship Education organizations. 78.000 students from 546 different schools. Different Methodologists (Entrepreneurship games, Learning by falling, workshops, etc.) EntrepreneurshipEducationWorkingtogether“Win-Win”
