Maine Competitiveness Assessment
Porter Development Initiative (PDI) partnered with the Maine Jobs Council (MJC) to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Maine’s economic competitiveness. Commissioned by MJC, the Maine Competitiveness Assessment was designed to measure the state’s competitive position in attracting and retaining jobs, investment, and talent. The project benchmarked Maine against other U.S. states in key dimensions such […]
The Competitiveness Initiative for the State of Santander
The State of Santander, located in the northeast of Colombia, has been at the forefront of regional development and competitiveness initiatives. It was the first region in Colombia to establish a regional competitiveness council. Our work consisted of evaluating the competitiveness positioning of the region, identifying and mapping the main clusters, formulating an action plan […]
Facilitating the Cluster Initiative of the Oil and Gas Cluster in Barrancabermeja
Barrancabermeja is a town in the heart of Colombia, where the largest refinery in the country is located. In June 2007, we joined a group of visionary individuals that came together to develop the oil and gas cluster in collaboration with Universidad de los Andes, the Barrancabermeja Chamber of Commerce, the Bucaramanga Chamber of Commerce, […]
Facilitating the Regional Competitiveness Initiative at Barranquilla and Proposed Institutional Arrangements
The State of Atlantico and its capital, Barranquilla, are among the most vibrant places on the Colombian Caribbean Coast. Building on our success with the State of Santander, we continued helping Colombian regions to facilitate the establishment of their regional competitiveness council. Our work consisted of evaluating the competitiveness positioning of the region, formulating an […]
An Economic Strategy for Peru
Overseen by Professor Michael E. Porter, we conducted a national strategy program led by Jorge Ramirez and local consultants; we engaged more than 100 experts organized into thematic working groups over one year. The work was financed by Peru’s private sector leaders to inform and support the presidential candidates prior to the 2011 elections Our […]
A Strategy for Sustaining Growth and Prosperity for Arequipa
Led by Jorge Ramirez and supervised by Professot Michael E. Porter, we conducted a regional strategy and competitiveness analysis for the Region of Arequipa. The first part included nineteen thematic working groups that were assembled with stakeholder participation from the private sector, academia, and government. Several workshops were conducted to validate the assessment, goals, proposals, […]
A Strategy for Haitian Prosperity
Under the guidance of Professor Michael E. Porter, we conducted a high-level assessment of Haiti’s competitiveness. Our work began with an overview of Haiti’s economic performance using a comprehensive framework to evaluate and improve Haiti’s national and regional competitiveness. We analyzed Haiti’s competitive position regarding endowment and macroeconomic and microeconomic competitiveness. Our analysis informs the […]
Institutional Design for the Coffee Industry of El Salvador
Our work was to design a new institutional structure for El Salvador’s coffee industry. We included a diagnosis of the sector’s competitiveness and provided sustainable solutions from an institutional point of view in matters of planning, information systems, inter-institutional coordination, provision of agricultural extension services, research, and marketing in the coffee sector.We developed a proposal […]
Building a National Value Proposition for Competitiveness in Mongolia
Our work was to engage with government, industry, and other key stakeholders to agree on the need to move forward with a competitiveness program and to identify the most appropriate approach, considering Mongolia’s specific context. We developed a scoping mission to identify priority policy and institutional issues and key stakeholders to be involved in the […]
The Guyana Development Initiative
The Guyana Development Initiative (GDI), launched in June 2019 with the support of ExxonMobil and Hess Corporation, is an independent effort that brings world-class analysis and strategic thinking to help Guyana on its journey to shared and sustainable prosperity. GDI’s mission is to support the Government of Guyana in successfully managing this historic opportunity for […]
