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A City and its Science Park:building a local innovation systemfor urban and economicdevelopment

XXV IASP World Conference on Science and Technology ParksJohannesburg, 15 th - 18 th of September, 2008.

Fabio Silva [email protected] of Informatics Federal University of Pernambuco

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A tale of the creationof a Science Park


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Brazil


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Northeast Region


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State of Pernambuco


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Recife


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Island of Old Recife


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Island of Old Recife

Most important area of the city until the 1950s ...

Decline of traditional port activities in the 1970s ...

Empty and dangerous until mid 1990s ...

One of the most important ports in the country in colonial times (1600 1700) ...

Birth place of the town in 1537 ...

Porto Digital Science Park created in 2000 ...


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Re-insertion of the area in the citys dynamics

Support the development and growth of IT companies

Porto Digital Goals


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Most Innovative Brazilian R&D Institute (FINEP, 2004)

Largest Brazilian Science Park (AT Kearney, 2005)

Best Brazilian Science Park (ANPROTEC, 2007)


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100 hectares

3,600 direct jobs in IT

2 business incubators

3,5% of the States GDP

70% States software industry GDP





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100 hectares

3,600 direct jobs

2 business incubators

3,5% of the States GDP

70% States software industry GDP




Accomplishedin 8 years


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Developing communication infra-structureready to connect up to 180 buildings


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Before PD After PD

Renovating thousands of square meters

of heritage protected buildings for IT businesses


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Existence2000 2002

Sustainability2003 2006

Success2007

Challenge Acceptance and Supportfrom local actors

Keep the good momentgoing

Growth to next level

CentralStrategy

Create territorial andinstitutional conditions

Consolidate the image andenhance local linkages

Stretch out Parksinfluence and impact toother State regions

FoundersInvolvement

Policy making, strategicplanning, and direct Parkmanagement

Policy evaluation andstrategic support tomanagement

Participation in steeringcommittee

PublicInvestment

Infra-structure, buildingand management

Marketing andmanagement

Specific projects

MainActivities

Communication infra-structure, buildingrefurbishment, urban plandevelopment

Parks imageconsolidation, encouragingcooperation, anchororganization operation

Project planning andexecution, innovation andcompetitiveness support

Results 50 companies, 920 jobs,12,000 m 2 of office space

100 companies, 3,500jobs, just under 30,000 m 2

Using a well planned and deployeddevelopment and growth strategy


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Institutions

Organizations

Territory

Supported by a sound conceptual model


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Organizations

Territory


Institutions

Public policyTax incentives

Investment fundsCoordination for cooperationTo create an Environment of trust


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Territory

Institutions


Organizations

Over 100 companies

Innovation CentresSupport Organizations


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Institutions

Organizations


Territory

Urban development plan for 2020


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Organizations

Government

University

Industry

Triple HelixGovernance

Institutions

Territory


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A dreamerto create an stimulating vision

A networkerto keep everyone connected

An implementerto make things happen


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