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The San Antonio Tecosystem / SA-Tecosystem is an independent, locally focused, technology council designed to be a voice and advocate for the tech industry in San Antonio and surrounding areas.The tech world is hyper competitive and cities all over the world are competing for the best talent, funding, innovations, and even infrastructure. San Antonio is the seventh largest city in the U.S. and the only one lacking a citywide technology council. In fact, of the ten largest cities in the U.S., San Antonio is the only one without such a group. Not a chamber committee, special interest group, or university task force … but a fully functioning independent technology council. Tech brings high-paying jobs and more opportunity, that is a fact, and San Antonio must focus on this sector in a new way.There is no shortage of high tech activity in San Antonio and no shortage of organizations supporting and fostering tech either. So many that not all of them can be mentioned here. From the startups coming out of Geekdom to the AFA CyberPatriot program, FirstRobotics Competitions and SASTEMIC – there's no shortage of passionate leaders and great organizations. Tech has a long standing place in San Antonio's overall economy and it's impact grows year over year. But for all of it's impact on the local economy, for all of the activity, the industry does not have an equal voice. It is time for the workforce and leaders of our local technology sector to organize and join together to provide guidance and vision as we head into the future.