New global challenges, new communities, new technologies and new industries

The paper deals with a dimension hidden in the motto of the conference: that of global challenges(climate change, food safety, biodiversity, environmental protection, etc.) driving an economic revolution with the constitution of new and global communities, industries, companies and technologies.\n\nThe author takes as an example the new maritime economy, named Blue Growth (sustainable development of the maritime economy) a strategy emerging from a requirement: to reduce the anthropogenic impact on marine environment while taking benefit of oceans resources. Blue Growth is a challenge, for all (decision makers, technologies providers, research centers). It is quite a representative example of global challenges that create new communities and industries .Many other examples could have been taken related to green technology, food quality and safety, energy, etc.\n\nThe paper analyses the international context and its consequence on the markets and on Science Parks, created locally for developing regional economies. The author concludes on new foreseen opportunities, open for Science Parks and for their members, if they manage to catch these new global economies.