By Ian Williams | 14 March, 2021
1. A collection of memes
To market, to grow, to empower the Silicon Vales area, several topics need to be considered. Due to their complexity these topics are handled as memes and are called ‘SilvaLines’.
2. What is a SilvaLine?
A SilvaLine is a ‘handle’ for a bundle of topics centered around a core Silva topical theme such a Tech, Region, Arts, Style. Depending on your viewpoint, each SilvaLine is:
- A product
- A portfolio of services.
- A collection of ideas.
- A collection of projects.
- A framework for services.
- A line of activities.
3. Catalog
The following list contains a description of the topical SilvaLines.
Note: The original descriptions were defined in a separate document. As of 2021-03-11 each SilvaLine is slowly getting its own page on this website.
More information about some of the SilvaLines can be discovered in the SilvaWare’s Catalog in the separate document ‘Catalog of SilvaWares / SilverLines’.
The Catalog describes each SilvaLine in more depth:
- A rough idea of what the SilvaLine is about / can be.
- Aspects of the area from the SilvaLine topic point of view.
- Their intrinsic value i.e. The Diamonds which can be polished.
- What advantages can Silva i.e. working towards the establishment of a ‘Silicon Vales Area’, bring for the area - as seen from the world, internally and for Europe.
4. List
4.1. Silva°Tech
Silva°Tech is a meme focused on technologies - on their development, innovation, the creation of prime value, of startups, establishment of clusters of excellence, the feeding of capital, marketing of USPs, attracting talent.
4.2. Silva°Region
Silva°Region is a meme focused on the region itself. Topics include infrastructure and service needs for inhabitants and business, synergy potential.
4.3. Silva°Media
Silva°Media is a meme focused on the content creation industry within Silva. Topics include networking, attracting creative talents.
4.4. Silva°Film (Silvawood)
Silva°Film, nicknamed ‘SilvaWood’, is a meme focused on the motion picture industry within Silva. Topics include networking, attracting creative talents, integration with other SilvaWares - Silva°Media, Silva°Finance, Silva°Arts, Silva°Wear.
4.5. Silva°Arts
Silva°Arts is a meme focused on the arts - as culture - as a collective for music, painting, design, dance, opera, museums. It covers their development, innovation, the creation of value, of the establishment of excellence, its marketing, attracting talent.
4.6. Silva°Campus
Silva°Campus is a meme focused on life-long learning within Silva, from toddler to pensioner, of supplying a portfolio of learning services, of innovating the learning experience. Its about integration - of what’s available, of partners.
4.7. Silva°Style
Silva°Style is a meme focused on lifestyle within Silva. Topics include the industries fashion, recreation, events, tourism, luxury.
4.8. Silva°Social
Silva°Social is a meme focused on the Silva long term area’s internal social needs.
4.9. Silva°Bridge
Silva°Bridge is a meme focused on exporting Silva to the world. It is also a marketing concept for people abroad to see Silva as the their “Silva°Bridge to Europe - to the largest single market”. Topics include working with city and federal state partners, creating a data mine for supplying services, for creating partnerships, etc.
4.10. Silva°Cap (Old name SilvaFinance)
Silva°Cap represents the capital/finance sector - a collection of banks, fonds, risiko capital enterprises, private financiers, offering financing solutions.
A Silva focused approach can help the area to catchup on London, Silicon Valley.
The expansion of this sector is necessary to fire the foundries of Silva°Tech, Silva°Arts, Silva°Supply (Supply Chain / Logistics), Silvawood. Silva°Wear.
4.11. Silva°Events
Silva°Events is focused on the events ecosystem around the SilvaRing.
4.12. Silva°Lab
Integrating the laboratories, universities, institutes, for research and development within Silva - The Silva°Lab.
4.13. Silva°Lux
A catalog of luxury services and products for awareness, discovery, for marketing, upselling, cross-selling.
4.14 Silva°Magic
Services around the ecosystem for special moments, events, places, in Silva.
4.15 Silva°Wear
A ValuLine focused on the the fashion industry around the SilvaRing.
5. Other SilvaLines
The region offers other aspects which fortify the region’s value abroad. A couple are described below.
5.1. Silva°Speak
Silva°Speak represents the language sector such as the availability of people to support services to Europe and the world, the development of Human Language Technologies (HLT).
This capability is one of the areas unique selling propositions.
It can be argued that alone the concentration of language specialised institutions, tech and services allows the area to be named SpeakValley.