have traditionally been two main ways of contribution to community enterprises: first the realization of social projects, which have highlighted some of the big mining companies in the private and, secondly, support the strengthening of the mining cluster.
Many wonder if there are clear advantages, why it requires extra effort to promote the Cluster?
The difficulty for the spontaneous development of the mining cluster and create the full value associated to mining companies and the community comes from the following contradiction:
· On the one hand, firms have the legitimate objective of minimizing costs and maximize efficiency, since they must sell their products in markets competitive. For this reason, looking to buy their supplies and services who offered the best combination of money, regardless of geographical origin or other products of that ilk. Should also remember that our great mining companies using cutting-edge mining technology, with high quality standards for its processes and inputs.
· In addition, potential suppliers of these companies still do not have standards of quality, competitive price, have great difficulty in taking on the risk involved in achieving those standards. These providers have no guarantee as to be able to gain market share representing these companies as they compete with experienced players and a solid reputation. However, to try to achieve, to develop skills required for major investments, which the Chilean capital market funding difficult.
This is the challenge to generate agreements and shorten paths. The spontaneous dynamics of the market could generate and strengthen the cluster itself, but may go astray, taking too long and ultimately, give way and opportunities to foreign competitors that ultimately have less to offer.
are various specific tasks could be undertaken to strengthen the regional cluster, such as the creation of organizational structures within companies for effective empowerment of local supply, the definition of quality indicators and best practices, widely accepted; the generation and dissemination of information on market opportunities, strengthening of regional institutions to support the Cluster, training of providers focused on the needs of the Cluster, etc..
addition, universities and training institutes and research have a key role to play. Development technology, availability of information and improvement of labor skills, are the substance that enables the consolidation of the Cluster.
The mining sector is recognized as a driving force to promote the development of other economic sectors and productive activities, which means improving the productivity and stability of the sector, ie build a competitive network with consequent economic and social benefits for all stakeholders.
To carry out this initiative is necessary to formulate regional policies in harmony with national policies to ensure economic growth and social and cultural. This
challenge invites all stakeholders to reflect and contribute ideas on how to harness and capitalize on the potential benefits to be derived from major mining development in the country.
In this regard it is of vital importance to define a strategy for coordination of interests, where the public sector to generate public policies and development space and the private sector to assume a strong identification with the regions where mining is inserted and contribute to a growth for being a participant to the entire community of the benefits of mineral development.
Today Chile has open spaces for investments in research, technology, knowledge and services to enable us begin the transformation from the current situation, characterized by an incipient industry of mining supplier and an exporter of raw materials, to be a global provider of technology and knowledge mining.
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