Identifying tech investment hubs of the future
The United States ’ Silicon Valley remains the global poster child for tech hubs , but in the past 10 years it has found competition from similar centres emerging around the world .
These new tech hubs host a number of characteristics similar to Silicon Valley before its real estate boom , and have led the start of a colossal intellectual and real-estate migration .
“ Education , demographics , labour and funding all work interdependently to create a haven for a healthy start-up ecosystem ,” says JLL ’ s Head of Asia Pacific Research , Dr . Megan Walters . “ Cities which have the relevant infrastructure and environment attract innovative companies that hire educated , forward-thinking people .”
“ While Silicon Valley may be the Tech Hub poster-child , our analysis of the tech hub model demonstrates that any city which has the relevant infrastructure and environment also
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