Santiago, June 2026. With the participation of authorities from Chile and Latin America, representatives of the World Bank Group, ambassadors, mining executives, multilateral organizations, and international experts, the event “From Resources to Jobs: The Value of Minerals for Latin America” was held in Santiago, organized by Fundación Chile and the World Bank Group. The activity […]
The engineer, academic and former Undersecretary of Economy takes on the role at a particularly symbolic moment for FCh, as in 2026 the organization marks five decades of promoting innovation, sustainable economic development, and collaboration between the public and private sectors. Julio Pertuzé holds a degree in Industrial Civil Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica de […]
The President of the Republic, José Antonio Kast, appointed four members to the Board of Directors of Fundación Chile, an organization whose purpose is to promote Chile’s sustainable development and which this year marks 50 years since its founding. The newly appointed members are Carmen Luz Assadi, Julio Pertuzé, Raúl Figueroa, and Bracey Wilson, who […]
Latin America is home to some of the world’s richest copper and lithium deposits, which are essential for the global energy transition and the growing industrial demand for minerals. However, the major challenge remains how to transform this potential into greater investment, productive linkages, territorial development, and quality jobs for the region. In this context, […]
Two intensive weeks of work in Punta Arenas and Santiago marked a milestone for the Green Hydrogen Technology Center in Magallanes. The initiative, which announced its new name, NEMa, Technological Hub for the Development of New Energies in Magallanes, presented its progress and, together with regional stakeholders and experts from the Finnish applied research center […]
The project will last five years and will be implemented jointly by the Fundación Chile and the VTT Technical center of Finland. “It is a bridge that will allow companies and entrepreneurs from both countries to develop, test, and scale innovations globally,” said the Finnish Ambassador to Chile, Johanna Kotkajärvi. Chile and Finland announced this […]
As part of this new agreement, IDB Lab, the IDB’s innovation and venture capital arm, and Fundación Chile also committed to strengthening startupLab.01 (formerly, the Startup Campus initiative), as the first hub in Chile to integrate laboratory spaces, support programs for dynamic entrepreneurship and initiatives that accelerate the growth of startups with a socio-environmental impact. […]
The Chilean economic development agency, known as CORFO, has announced that Fundación Chile will lead the creation of the Green Hydrogen Technology Center in southern Chile. This ambitious project focuses on equipping the region with the infrastructure, technological capacities, and skilled workforce needed to support the growth of the green hydrogen industry and its supply […]