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What is TEC-T 2025 about?

TEC-T 2025 is a bridge that unites the knowledge, experiences, and resources of top local leaders in South America with the technologies, knowledge, and resources of Centers and Labs at the top worldwide universities to face together territorial challenges.

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TEC-T: TECHNOLOGY AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP CERTIFICATE FOR TERRITORIES 2025

Preparatory activities: August 4 to October 18, 2025
In-person experience: October 20-24, 2025
Harvard and MIT, Boston, MA, USA

Boosting development with Latin American leaders

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GLOBAL SUPPORT

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1. Karl Seidman Presentation

2. Alex Meeks Presentation

3. LCAU Support for the Academic Program

5. Cornell Lab (knowledge links)

6. Harvard Design and Planning Office

7. Bloomberg for Cities

8. LAPA Networking Meeting

PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES

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1. In-person experience in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia with some of the leaders participating in Territorios TEC 2025.

2. What some of the participating leaders from the first TEC T 2025 cohort think after the first in-person event

3. In-person and virtual meeting in Rionegro, Antioquia

4. Module 1 – Introduction

5. Module 2 – Data and Artificial Intelligence

6. Module 3 – Regenerative AI for Fiscal Strengthening

7. Module 4 – Theories on Economic Development

8. Module 5 – Local Economy Profiling

9. Module 6 – Market Analysis

10. Module 7 – Industry Analysis

11. Module 8 – High-Value Venture Development (ED)

12. Module 9 – Business / Industrial Development (BD)

13. Module 10 – Real Estate and District Development

14. Module 11 – Development Financing

IN-PERSON EXPERIENCE

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1. Visit to Harvard: a research enterprise with global impact

2. Economic development theory/frameworks

3. LCAU workshop and event programming

4. MIT fellowship opportunity

5. Profiling your local economy; applying analysis to define key issues and priorities

6. Market analysis; industry analysis

7. Enterprise development (ED)

8. Session with professionals from the Boston area

9. Business/industrial development (BD)

10. Real estate development (RE); commercial districts and placemaking

11. Bytes and Biology: Exploring Kendall Square’s innovation ecosystem

12. Introduction to finance/real estate and project financing; local government financial tools; financial intermediaries

13. Implementation structures and approaches; team work on implementation strategy and steps for the priority project

14. Projects and programs of the Bloomberg Center for Cities

15. Harvard projects in Latin America

16. International Seminar

17. Teams present priority project proposals, implementation approach, and next steps.

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