New roles for science parks and the rise of knowledge ecosystems

On June 2, Anthony Townsend presented IFTF's forecast on the future of technology-led economic development to over 800 attendees at the International Association of Science Parks' World Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a great slide deck. This study is the culmination of an 18-month joint research project with the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina, which oversees the development of Research Triangle Park. As part of the 50th anniversary of the park's founding in 1959, this forecast will provide a road map to re-inventing and re-tooling for the next 50 years. The study analyzes fourteen trends in three areas that will shape the future of technology parks and regions - society and economy, science and technology, and models and places for R&D. These trends inform three scenarios of research parks in 2030:

• Science and Technology Parks 3.0 - incremental change
• The Rise of Research Clouds - disruptive competition
• Dematerialized Innovation - research parks in decline

Download: SR-1236 Future Knowledge Ecosystems.pdf

 

Thanks to John Gardner, Vice President for Economic Development and Global Engagement, Washington State University, in linking me to this resource. Link to his blog: https://sharepoint.cahnrs.wsu.edu/blogs/gardner/default.aspx

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Government should support and encourage more such kind of a project in near future.