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I think this is a fine example of a commission overestimating the amount of influence it can realistically bring to bear on technological advancement. Sure, rem

I think this is a fine example of a commission overestimating the amount of influence it can realistically bring to bear on technological advancement. Sure, removing barriers to competition should be a no brainer and differences between EU countries should be normalised. Also, the next time someone says 'X is the next Silicon Valley' or 'X is Y's Silicon Valley' I'm going to throw myself off a cliff. How about instead of trying to emulate something successful and original, try to create something successful and original yourself?

adventured 12y ago
Those looking to build their own Silicon Valley don't seem to grasp that there can be no other Silicon Valley. It is unique, derived from countless events spanning 60 years that are only possessed by Silicon Valley and which shaped that area distinctly. From Shockley to HP to Intel to Sun and Oracle, to Facebook and Google. That has a long chain of evolution, rolling venture capital returns, investor stock wealth (angels), built-up risk taking, very experienced management, and on and on. Such a thing can't be duplicated no matter what is attempted, you can't repeat the past that shaped Silicon Valley, so you can't build your own Silicon Valley. Can Paris build something that could create their own domestic tech juggernauts? Absolutely, and it'll be nothing like Silicon Valley, it'll be unique to that locality in how it grows and behaves; it'll have a different approach to risk, or to funding, or to term sheets, or to exit opportunities et al.