Do people always have to take things literally? With Silicon Valley, they mean a high tech hub. It doesn't mean that it'll be another Silicon Valley. Ottawa and Waterloo in Canada are often referred to as Silicon Valleys. It doesn't mean they're carbon copies of the former or that they compete in size.
Oh, look, Edinburgh referred to as Silicon Valley.
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle...y-to-edinburgh