Chengdu building a global Technology Park partnership

Posted at 4 July 2017 in Technology Parks

The city of Chengdu in western China, a major center of high-tech excellence, is building a global partnership of the world’s best technology parks, including Sophia Antipolis, the Barcelona Science Park and several other world-class scientific and industrial development zones.

Connecting the European Startup Ecosystems

Posted at 3 July 2015 in Incubators, Innovation ecosystems, Technology Parks

Startup Europe has just launched a new website entirely dedicated to European tech startups with the mission of uniting their ecosystems. Startup Europe aims to strengthen the business environment for web and ICT entrepreneurs so that their ideas and business can start and grow in the EU.

World Conference on Science & Technology Parks

Posted at 7 July 2009 in Technology Parks

The 2009 International Association of Science Parks (IASP) World Conference has been organized, from June 1st to June 4th, 2009, by the Research Triangle Park. The conference’s official theme was “Future Knowledge Ecosystems: The Opportunity for Science and Technology Parks, Places & Partners”

Mega Research Parks Intensify Global Competition

Posted at 24 June 2009 in Technology Parks

As more nations try to gain an edge in the next generation of knowledge industries, stunning new high-tech meccas are going up from Asia to Europe to Latin America, a building spree that hardly has been slowed by the recession. A latest special report from BusinessWeek magazine tracks science park trends by presenting a number of Mega Research Parks that are under development around the world.

Taiwan High Technology Parks and Industry

Posted at 18 June 2009 in Technology Parks

A recent paper of Regional Studies “Revisiting the Silicon Island? The Geographically Varied ‘Strategic Coupling’ in the Development of High-technology Parks in Taiwan” explores the dynamics of three technology parks in Taiwan and their role

Characteristics and Trends in Research Parks

Posted at 31 October 2007 in Technology Parks

University Research Parks are emerging as strong sources of entrepreneurship, talent and economic competitiveness according to a new report, “Characteristics and Trends in North American Research Parks: 21st Century Directions”, prepared by Battelle’s Technology Partnership Practice (TPP) in partnership with the Association of University Research Parks (AURP).

Science Parks Assessment

Posted at 1 August 2006 in Technology Parks

In this paper, Bigliardi et al. attempt to address the very common problem of evaluating the performance of Science and Technology Parks as well as other technology transfer organisations. Their analyses points to the critical role of the specific context (environment) were the park is located and operates