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May 27, 2008

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Richard Boly

Putnam also saw the Emilia Romagna region of Italy as an epicenter of social capital (see: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/DETOC/assoc/13putn.html)

I have been part of a two-year U.S. Embassy program to promote a new venture ecosystem in Italy. We have found that Silicon-Valley style easy networking, where you freely connect two people you know because you believe each will benefit from the relationship -- regardless if you do -- is much more difficult in Italy. Those physical boundaries that created the "communal republics" that Putnam praises, create barriers. People may network freely within their region, but may be unaware of a kindred soul working in a related field on the other side of Italy.

BTW Three days ago, I launched a LinkedIn group for the Embassy's entrepreneurial program -- the Partnership for Growth. We already have nearly 250 quality members of the group, most of whom are new contacts for us.

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