On Wednesday, December 3rd, the results of the 2024 ACTI Measurement were presented . This event, convened by the Mayor's Office of Santiago de Cali, the Cali Chamber of Commerce, and Reddi Colombia, with the support of the Colombian Observatory of Science and Technology (OCyT), brought together businesses, academia, and institutions to learn about the progress, challenges, and opportunities of the Science, Technology, and Innovation ecosystem in Cali, a regional city.
Este miércoles 3 de diciembre se llevó a cabo la Socialización de Resultados de la Medición ACTI 2024, un espacio convocado por la Alcaldía de Santiago de Cali, la Cámara de Comercio de Cali y Reddi Colombia, con el apoyo del Observatorio Colombiano de Ciencia y Tecnología – OCyT.
Un encuentro que reunió a empresas, academia e instituciones para conocer los avances, retos y oportunidades del ecosistema de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Cali, Ciudad Región.
Efrén Romero, Director of the Colombian Observatory - OCyT
An event to recognize and project the future of innovation
For her part, Alejandra Ibarra, Head of Customer Knowledge at the Cali Chamber of Commerce, shared a key message about the relevance of the exercise:
“We deeply value the commitment of the participating companies. These results allow us to better understand the evolution of the business landscape and the opportunities to strengthen competitiveness.”
These voices were joined by Mónica Dueñas Gómez, Director of the Fusióni3 Valle Reddi Colombia Project, emphasizing the role of measurement as a tool to energize the ecosystem:
“This measurement is a fundamental input. The data shows us real capabilities and opportunities for connection between companies, institutions, and academia. Understanding them allows us to strengthen initiatives and forge alliances that accelerate innovation in the city-region.”
Por su parte, la Jefe de Conocimiento del Cliente, Alejandra Ibarra de la Cámara de Comercio de Cali compartió un mensaje clave sobre la relevancia del ejercicio:
“Valoramos profundamente el compromiso de las empresas que participaron. Estos resultados nos permiten comprender mejor la evolución del tejido empresarial y las oportunidades para fortalecer la competitividad.”
A estas voces se sumó Mónica Dueñas Gómez, Directora del Proyecto Fusióni3 Valle Reddi Colombia, enfatizando el rol de la medición como herramienta para dinamizar el ecosistema:
“Esta medición es un insumo fundamental. Los datos nos muestran capacidades reales y oportunidades de conexión entre empresas, instituciones y academia. Conocerlos nos permite potenciar iniciativas y tejer alianzas que aceleran la innovación en la ciudad-región.”
Presentation of results: what the data reveals
Efrén Romero, executive director of OCyT, and Zully Niño, leader of the statistical operation carried out, presented the key findings built from the participation of more than 140 companies of various sizes and sectors in the city.
The main results were:
- Innovation attracts the largest share of business investment in the region.
- Large companies lead the execution of Science, Technology and Innovation Activities (STI).
- The main obstacles are associated with financial limitations.
- Funding for STI is predominantly private.
- Small and micro-enterprises allocate proportionally more staff to innovation, although with lower returns.
- Female participation in STI activities increases as company size grows.
- Innovation generates a higher proportion of sales in large and medium-sized companies.
These findings reaffirm a reality: innovation is the engine that drives new opportunities, competitiveness and business sophistication in the region.
