How to create new businesses while resolving unemployment problems

With the globalisation of the economy, even the most successful Science and Technology Parks must keep alert in their attractiveness. While losses of jobs are unavoidable, enterprises of all sizes but particularly the small ones, start-ups and SMEs are drastically lacking high skilled executives to speed-up their international development. This is particularly crucial for born global enterprises. Several good practices are being experimented in leading Science and Technology Parks to cope with this situation. The Waking-up sleeping projects good practice being experienced for the third year in a row has shown an excellent price performance knowledge-based good practice for enterprise creation or company development. CICOM Organisation, the Sophia Antipolis Business and Innovation Centre already managed several experiments in Sophia Antipolis and abroad. Based upon its successful experiences, CICOM is ready to help other Business Incubators and Science Parks to adapt this process in their geographic and business industry area.