Analysis & Recommendations



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Analysis & Recommendations	Networked Access Chile was originally under the control of the Incas in the north and the nomadic Araucanos in the south. In 1541, a Spaniard, Pedro de Valdivia, founded Santiago. Chile won its independence from Spain in 1818 under Bernardo O'Higgins and an Argentinian, José de San Martin. O'Higgins, dictator until 1823, laid the foundations of the modern state with a two-party system and a centralized government. Networked Learning The dictator from 1830 to 1837, Diego Portales, fought a war with Peru from 1836—1839 that expanded Chilean territory. Chile fought the War of the Pacific with Peru and Bolivia from 1879 to 1883, winning Antofagasta, Bolivia's only outlet to the sea, and extensive areas from Peru. Pedro Montt led a revolt that overthrew José Balmaceda in 1891 and established a parliamentary dictatorship lasting until a new constitution was adopted in 1925. Networked Society Industrialization began before World War I and led to the formation of Marxist groups. Juan Antonio Ríos, president during World War II, was originally pro-Nazi but in 1944 led his country into the war on the side of the Allies.	Networked Economy In 1970, Salvador Allende became the first president in a non-Communist country freely elected on a Marxist program. Allende quickly established relations with Cuba and the People's Republic of China, introduced Marxist economic and social reforms, and nationalized many private companies, including U.S.-owned ones. Networked Policy In Sept. 1973, Allende was overthrown and killed in a military coup covertly sponsored by the CIA, ending a 46-year era of constitutional government in Chile. Offshore Opportunity Chile must provide highly skilled educated workers that specialize in IT innovation, research or product development, instead of basic call center workers. It is this IT specialization that will move Chile ’s outsourcing market forward in coming years. Chile has a small number of English speakers so they should provide more English language education grants and, English programs in major cities to make thousands of IT professionals bilingual. Only 8% of the technical graduate population speaks English, which is much less than in countries like Mexico , Costa Rica or Argentina .	Introduction networked access networked learning networked society networked economy networked policy offshore opportunity analysis & recommendations references authors