Sergio Seañez, advisor to the Association of Mexican Businessmen in the United States (AEM-USA)asked businessmen, government, academia and civil society to join forces and work to make the benefits of the arrival of companies that are moving investments, factories and plants to Mexico from Asia, the United States and Europe a reality. Such a phenomenon is known as nearshoring.
“We cannot continue thinking that nearshoring is only for businessmen, or that it only benefits companies,” declared the president of the Binational Nearshoring Working Group of the AEM-USA.
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“The reality is that it has great potential (nearshoring) that we are not fully taking advantage of, such as generating better jobs, new opportunities for entrepreneurship, the possibility of creating new careers and promoting the development of professional skills, among others. many others,” he said.
He added that all the opportunities generated by nearshoring benefit everyone and have the same objective, shared well-being in Mexico.
“Claudia Sheinbaum’s government must experience the profound industrial and commercial reconfiguration resulting from nearshoring. And that is why businesspeople, academia, government and civil society must get involved so that the benefits of this practice are tangible for everyone,” he added.
The AEM-USA promoted the creation of the Binational Nearshoring Working Group, which changed from being national to binational, to expand its impact.
Among his priorities, he said, is making the business community the node that connects businessmen with academia, government and civil society, to create a joint effort, where Mexico is a leader in the regionalization of supply chains and Its benefits are tangible in all corners of the country, not just in the north.
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“We have an important communication challenge, because it is not just about talking about nearshoring, but about how we communicate its benefits and what we have to do to capitalize on them, from schools with educational plans, the creation of new careers or the teaching of the languages; the government from how it encourages the arrival of these companies; civil society and how it gets involved, and of course, Mexican businessmen and how we create high-value commercial relationships with these companies,” said Sergio Seañez.
For his part, Arturo Reyes Sandoval, general director of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), stated that the link between industry and academia is essential to promote nearshoring.
“Today, the innovation generated in higher education institutions such as the IPN will have a decisive impact on the competitiveness of companies. Without a doubt, the adaptation of study plans and programs in accordance with the real needs of companies will allow graduates have greater skills that will translate into greater potential for small and medium-sized companies mainly,” he expressed.
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“The IPN, as Mexico’s technological arm, can play a leading role in promoting value chains that have an impact on nearshoring. Therefore, the incorporation of young people in this strategy must be promoted through research projects and stays carried out in connection with the industry,” said the general director of the IPN.
