Vol. 6 Num. 1 - GCG: Revista de Globalización, Competitividad y ...

Clemente Hernández-Rodríguez & Raúl Francisco Montalvo-CorzoThe 2007—2012 National Development Plan mentioned the intent to achieve higher levelsof competitiveness. Although the motivation for cluster development in the country is notexplicitly expressed, there is a Department of Micro- and Small Enterprises (Mipymes) withinthe Ministry of Economy (SE) that has information related to the creation and development ofbusiness in clusters. In addition, the Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO) developsanalyses on this subject and calculates an annual index. Many academic institutions havealso established competitiveness departments to run research on clusters and provide businessincubation services; some state governments have established support institutionsfor the same purpose. All these organizations participate in the process of creating clustersin Mexican states.69The following table summarizes a study prepared by TEC de Monterrey (ITESM-FEMSA,2009) on the identification of motor activities and the possibility of being the source of acluster in Mexico at the state level. Table 1 classifies the clusters listed as current, emergent,or future. The first column shows the sector of the economy in which the cluster specializes.The second column list the state(s) in which the cluster is currently located, while the thirdand fourth columns list the state(s) in which the cluster is emergent and will be located in thefuture, respectively.Table 1. Clusters in Mexican States classified by statusClusters* CURRENT EMERGENT FUTUREMedical, Optical Baja California Baja California Sonoraand MeasurementEquipmentSonoraNuevo LeónTamaulipasGuanajuatoElectronic, Computer, Aguascalientes Baja California ZacatecasCommunication andSignaling EquipmentBaja California Puebla TabascoJaliscoAgricultural and Michoacán Zacatecas Nuevo Leóngreenhouse productsSinaloa Michoacán DurangoZacatecasNayaritGuanajuatoHidalgoColimaPueblaMorelosChiapasGCG GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY - UNIVERSIA ENERO-ABRIL 2012 VOL. 6 NUM. 1 ISSN: 1988-7116pp: 55-90