A new half-hour documentary looking at the technology world in Mexico premiered last week at the Nexus 2016 conference in San Francisco. Called “Mexico’s Rising States of Innovation,” this Nearshore Americas‘ production looks into the emerging scene in Mérida, Aguascalientes, and Baja California.

“Mexico’s Rising States of Innovation” features interviews with executives at companies including Teleperformance, Dextra Technologies, Boxel Technologies, Sonata Services, Animactiva — and many others. With exclusive footage and unique insights, each offers a first-hand perspective on how technology is transforming the way Mexicans live and work in these now-bustling locations.

Here you can watch the full documentary, which features the following five quotes from executives. Their insights — and more — help show what the Mexico nearshore advantage is all about.

“One of the things that definitely we bring to the table as a country is the ability to have more of an autonomous operation — meaning less handholding, less oversight — and really assuming a higher level of accountability.”

– Jorge Arroyo
Co-founder of Arkus Nexus

“We definitely see Aguascalientes as a long-term location for us. We definitely still have room to grow and available capacity. In the mid-tier cities, like Aguascalientes, cost of living is really attractive — probably there is a 20% to 30% difference vs. the bigger cities. And that of course allows us to provide really attractive pricing to our clients.”

– Ricardo Urroz
VP of Clients Services for Nearshore Region of Teleperformance

“The service that we provide are mission critical to most of our customers. They need to be there on time, and our communication has to be through telecom. So the infrastructure has to be robust — and we have that kind of rubustness here in Aguascalientes.”
– Daniel Chavez
CEO of Dextra Technologies
“We are not cheap labor — we are high-end, top-of-the-line IT professionals taking advantage of economies of scale. The cost of living, it’s not the same as in the States. The fact that $1 right now gets you almost 18 pesos — that’s where the advantage comes.”

– Andres Reyes
Managing Director of Boxel Studios

“We are very proud of what we do because, if a government is more efficient with our software then they can do better work and provide better services to the citizens. And then the citizens get a higher quality of life — and then it’s a better country.”
– Ivan Espadas
CEO of Blue Ocean Technologies

(Photo: Ernesto)