Enhancing position of the STPs by building partnerships for boosting innovativeness of the city

Technology parks and areas of innovation are important tools for city economic development as long as their main goal is joining the economic and intellectual resources in the area where the park is established in order to enhance regions competitiveness. For this type of organisation it is necessary to choose the right place where the park operates and build good relations with other actors of the innovation system. It also means realistic business partnerships to create an excellent environment for business to thrive. It is important for technology parks to form strong bonds with city authorities, scientists, enterprises and even media in order to advance the creation of smart jobs, promote academic entrepreneurship and a variety of other means. In practice the communication and cooperation between all the actors of local innovation ecosystem is very difficult to achieve. At this point there is the opportunity for STPs to become important and well known entities to their surrounding area, integrating all the institutions responsible for boosting the innovativeness of the city.