2007 Silicon Valley Projections - Silicon Valley Leadership Group

Silicon Valley Industry Overview
Competing Metro Areas
As innovation within the Valley’s primary industries becomes
more global, competition from domestic and international
communities has increased. Given the differing attributes for
various aspects of each industry’s value chain, no competing
area has a strong advantage across all value chains.
However, many areas have attributes similar to the Valley
and will continue to compete in the innovation space. Many
competing communities also have attributes that support
manufacturing and distribution more competitively than the
Valley due to attractive operating conditions and moderate costs.
Technology
Community
Silicon Valley
Domestic
Communities
Austin, TX
Boston, MA
Denver, CO
Portland, OR
San Diego, CA
Seattle, WA
Washington, DC
International
Communities
Bangalore, India
Berlin, Germany
Dublin, Ireland
Grenoble, France
London, England
Prague, Czech Republic
Shanghai, China
Singapore
St. Petersburg, Russia
Stockholm, Sweden
Tokyo, Japan
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