The literature on science and technology park locat ion strategies suggests that at least three f... more The literature on science and technology park locat ion strategies suggests that at least three factors are considered critical: proximity to a wor ld-class research university with enough scientific critical mass in technologically relevan t domains of expertise, strong cooperation among governmental, academic and industrial entities around the project and the quality of life inherent to the chosen territory. This article argues that the absence of the first criterion may be partially compensated by the other two criti cal success factors. We look into the case studies of one of Europe's largest and most success ful technology parks, Sophia Antipolis in the French Riviera, and compare its development gui delines with the strategic choices of TecnoVia, an innovation habitat under construction in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The hindsight on Sophia Antipolis' history indicates th at the chances of survival and perpetuation of a technology park in such an immature regional ...
In the last decade, technology parks and incubators have
been multiplied as a tool for promoting... more In the last decade, technology parks and incubators have
been multiplied as a tool for promoting local economic development.
However, little has been discussed about the evaluation
of these initiatives. As a contribution to this debate, this paper outlines a methodology for maturity assessment in innovation habitats based on the triple helix model (academic, business and government interactions). Based on existing maturity models, we offer a proposed method to evaluate park projects based on eleven criteria as identified in the literature. In order to illustrate the application of such method we analyzed the experiences of Sophia Antipolis, in southern France, and Petrópolis Technopolis in Rio de Janeiro. We conclude that while this approach is still incipient due to lack of consensus on criteria to
be used or the most appropriate weight for each measure, it is an improvement on a purely qualitative analysis of maturity in technology park projects. It can facilitate comparison of experiences, identification of weaknesses and prioritization of strategies for strengthening local systems of innovation by the collaborative
work of the triad of actors involved. We suggest the
method should be applied in a larger scale involving a greater number of actors from the academic, business and government spheres
The literature on science and technology park locat ion strategies suggests that at least three f... more The literature on science and technology park locat ion strategies suggests that at least three factors are considered critical: proximity to a wor ld-class research university with enough scientific critical mass in technologically relevan t domains of expertise, strong cooperation among governmental, academic and industrial entities around the project and the quality of life inherent to the chosen territory. This article argues that the absence of the first criterion may be partially compensated by the other two criti cal success factors. We look into the case studies of one of Europe's largest and most success ful technology parks, Sophia Antipolis in the French Riviera, and compare its development gui delines with the strategic choices of TecnoVia, an innovation habitat under construction in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The hindsight on Sophia Antipolis' history indicates th at the chances of survival and perpetuation of a technology park in such an immature regional ...
In the last decade, technology parks and incubators have
been multiplied as a tool for promoting... more In the last decade, technology parks and incubators have
been multiplied as a tool for promoting local economic development.
However, little has been discussed about the evaluation
of these initiatives. As a contribution to this debate, this paper outlines a methodology for maturity assessment in innovation habitats based on the triple helix model (academic, business and government interactions). Based on existing maturity models, we offer a proposed method to evaluate park projects based on eleven criteria as identified in the literature. In order to illustrate the application of such method we analyzed the experiences of Sophia Antipolis, in southern France, and Petrópolis Technopolis in Rio de Janeiro. We conclude that while this approach is still incipient due to lack of consensus on criteria to
be used or the most appropriate weight for each measure, it is an improvement on a purely qualitative analysis of maturity in technology park projects. It can facilitate comparison of experiences, identification of weaknesses and prioritization of strategies for strengthening local systems of innovation by the collaborative
work of the triad of actors involved. We suggest the
method should be applied in a larger scale involving a greater number of actors from the academic, business and government spheres
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been multiplied as a tool for promoting local economic development.
However, little has been discussed about the evaluation
of these initiatives. As a contribution to this debate, this paper outlines a methodology for maturity assessment in innovation habitats based on the triple helix model (academic, business and government interactions). Based on existing maturity models, we offer a proposed method to evaluate park projects based on eleven criteria as identified in the literature. In order to illustrate the application of such method we analyzed the experiences of Sophia Antipolis, in southern France, and Petrópolis Technopolis in Rio de Janeiro. We conclude that while this approach is still incipient due to lack of consensus on criteria to
be used or the most appropriate weight for each measure, it is an improvement on a purely qualitative analysis of maturity in technology park projects. It can facilitate comparison of experiences, identification of weaknesses and prioritization of strategies for strengthening local systems of innovation by the collaborative
work of the triad of actors involved. We suggest the
method should be applied in a larger scale involving a greater number of actors from the academic, business and government spheres
been multiplied as a tool for promoting local economic development.
However, little has been discussed about the evaluation
of these initiatives. As a contribution to this debate, this paper outlines a methodology for maturity assessment in innovation habitats based on the triple helix model (academic, business and government interactions). Based on existing maturity models, we offer a proposed method to evaluate park projects based on eleven criteria as identified in the literature. In order to illustrate the application of such method we analyzed the experiences of Sophia Antipolis, in southern France, and Petrópolis Technopolis in Rio de Janeiro. We conclude that while this approach is still incipient due to lack of consensus on criteria to
be used or the most appropriate weight for each measure, it is an improvement on a purely qualitative analysis of maturity in technology park projects. It can facilitate comparison of experiences, identification of weaknesses and prioritization of strategies for strengthening local systems of innovation by the collaborative
work of the triad of actors involved. We suggest the
method should be applied in a larger scale involving a greater number of actors from the academic, business and government spheres