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32nd IASP World Conference on Science Parks and Areas of Innovation
Title:

e'Innobridge, Competitiveness through inno-connections.

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Beijing 2015 poster
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Conference Paper
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  1. Authors
    FullNameWithTitle2:
    Mr. Juan Antonio Bertolin
  2. Co-authors
    FullNameWithTitle2:
    Mrs. Esther Ramo,
    FullNameWithTitle2:
    Mrs. Feli Pavia,
  3. Publisher
    IASP
  4. Publication date
    September 2015
  5. Number of pages
    9
Description:
The stimulation of economy growth and employment worldwide require the support of entrepreneurship context. Entrepreneurship is a strong engine of prosperity as it fosters the employment creation and the new competencies development, strengthening the innovation and opening new markets. Establishing an appropriate environment for the companies in specific areas, for instance Mediterranean Basin, will facilitate the identification of potential cooperation projects among them and also among the countries where are located. Science and Technology Parks (STP) play an important role in driving the growth of Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by providing the tools and the right environment to facilitate their consolidation. However, there are some elements essential to strengthen the process of generating innovation in this ecosystem: continued support for network expansion in the long term [ Rhee, Hassan , Saitova , 2010] , creating an environment that encourages the development of knowledge-based enterprises [ Molanezhad, 2010] or improving the relationship between companies located in parks and knowledge-generating institutions such as universities, technology centers , etc ... [ Fukagawa , 2005] . In the environment of the Science and Technological Parks it usual to find innovative solutions brought up due to the interaction and knowledge sharing between companies. One of the main processes crucial for MSME growing long path is the internationalisation process that will help in extending their target markets. However, internationalization process should not be understood as just a soft-landing activity but a complex framework where soft-landing is only an additional option to the myriad of possibilities. Science and Technology Parks are powerful instruments suitable to provide a common platform to facilitate the international connections among MSME located in such ecosystem that could engage global cooperations. Nevertheless, it could not be possible unless an international network is set up to inter-connect all the Science and Technology Parks such as International Association of Science Technology Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP). More than 400 STPs belong to the network that encloses more than 128.000 MSMEs as potential partners, providers, clients, etc. However, the level of interaction among those STPs are scarcely significative and, when exists, poorly procedured in order to be escalated and resusable.
  1. Conference name
    32nd IASP World Conference on Science Parks and Areas of Innovation
  2. Conference theme
    Science Parks and Areas of Innovation: New Technologies, New Industries, New Communities
  3. Location
    Beijing, China
  4. Conference start date
    22 September 2015
  5. Conference end date
    25 September 2015