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Albuquerque Asian Technology Information Program (ATIP) Sandia National Laboratories Los Alamos National Laboratories Management of Technology Center at University of New Mexico New Mexico Economic Development Partnership Metro New Mexico Development Alliance Atlanta Advanced Technology Development Center  (ATDC) at Georgia Tech. Chris Downing, (404) 894-7700. Austin Austin futures online discussion group IC2 Institute Austin Technology Incubator Austin Technology Council Texas Nanotechnology Initiative Technology Advisors Group (TAG) Austin Business Journal Austin American-Statesman Access High Tech Austin - many more links Boston Boston Technology Venture Center Mark R. Ferri 617-424-3888, mark_ferri@nstaronline.com Chicago & suburbs The May Report on Chicago technology NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY/EVANSTON RESEARCH PARK "Technopolis" Is Bold Step Toward a Wired Windy City Cleveland captured more than $200M in NIH funding in 2001 and again in 2002, according to Continental magazine, as part of the city's biotech and biomedical initiatives. Ireland Cancer Center Case Western Reserve University  Edison BioTechnology Center Cleveland Engineering Society NorTech regional technology center  ClevelandClicks - The Entrepreneur's Scene In Cleveland Digital Cleveland Project Greater cleveland growth association Ohio Fuel Cell Coalition Northwest Ohio Regional Growth Partnership Denver Denver BioScience Center at Stapleton Florida e-florida.com Florida/NASA Business Incubation Center (Titusville)      David Kershaw, 321-269-6330 Metropolitan Orlando Economic Development Commission Kansas City Kansas City Area Life Sciences Institute (KCALSI) Stowers Institute for Medical Research University of Missouri at Kansas City Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Hawai'i Kapolei: Hawaii's e-City Maui Research and Technology Park Enterprise Hawaii Manoa Innovation Center Mililani Technology Park West Kauai Visitor and Technology Center Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii New York Albany planners chart course for 'technopolis' Albany NanoTech Tech Valley Times See http://www.caycon.com/resources.php?g=10&s=49 for other New York resources. Philadelphia New report on Philadelphia's prospects as a knowledge center. www.PositivelyPhiladelphia.com  A Partnership for Regional Growth Phoenix The ASU technopolis program was developed to help transform the metro area’s knowledge economy. Greater Phoenix ranks at the top of the charts nationally as the best place to start a new business, as an excellent home for fast-growing companies, and as a place of highly-concentrated technology clusters, especially in the areas of microelectronics and aerospace manufacturing. ASU Technopolis leverages these strengths as well as the broad expertise and resources of the University to spur innovation in Greater Phoenix. See http://www.caycon.com/resources.php?g=10&s=45 for other Arizona resources, and the Tucson listing on this Technopolis Times page.

Portland OR /Vancouver WA region Portland economic development online discussion group Pacific NorthWest Economic Region (PNWER), a public/private partnership composed of legislators, governments and businesses in the US Northwest and far western Canadian provinces Westside Consortium for Economic Health -- Economic Report Details Center for Entrepreneurial Growth, a joint center of Oregon Health & Science University, Portland State University, and Lewis & Clark College Portland Business Journal Portland Education Cluster Pacific Northwest International Trade Association (PNITA) American Electronics Association (AeA) Oregon Council Oregon Biosciences Association Oregon Economic & Community Development Department Oregon Museum of Science & Industry Oregon Business Plan Oregon Council for Knowledge and Economic Development Software Association of Oregon City of Portland's Economic Development Strategy NADFOR - The Northwest Advanced Display Forum Portland Business Journal December 17, 2002:  "Portland came in at No. 9 and Oregon No. 10 in a study of the economic competitiveness of U.S. regions... according to a new study by Beacon Hill Institute at Suffolk University. It ranked cities and states using more than 30 criteria, including government and fiscal policy, infrastructure, technology and environmental policy....Portland earned high rankings for bond ratings, the % of households with computers, environmental policies and low violent crime rate...its cost of living placed it at No. 41, and its academic research and development funding relative to employment put it at No. 34." Beaverton Software Innovation Center Columbia River Economic Development Council Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Biotechnology Alliance Research Triangle & Surrounding Area, North Carolina Charlotte Center City Partners Forward Greensboro Charlotte Regional Partnership North Carolina Global TransPark Council for Entrepreneurial Development Microelectronics Center of North Carolina North Carolina Biotechnology Center North Carolina Technological Development Authority Duke University Medical Center Winston-Salem C of C Research Triangle Regional Partnership St. Louis Nidus Center life sciences incubator  Center for Emerging Technologies Salt Lake City Utah Technology Alliance San Diego SanDiegoBusiness.org Caycon.com San Francisco Center for Regional Economic Analysis at Sonoma State University Seattle and Washington state Washington Technology Center  WTC is a state-funded enterprise that supports commercially-promising research and technology development of direct benefit to the economic vitality of Washington State. Pacific Northwest National Laboratories The Seattle Times Silicon Valley, California JOINT VENTURE: SILICON VALLEY NETWORK Silicon Valley Daily San Jose Mercury News Environmental Business Cluster         Jim Robbins, 408-938-3921 Collaborative Economics, advisors to civic entrepreneurs Tucson Southern Arizona Tech Council Waco Institute for Technology Innovation Management at Baylor University Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia Mason Enterprise Center, George Mason University. The Hampton Roads area claims to be second only to Silicon Valley in its per capita concentration of scientists and engineers.  Nearby are the Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, NASA's Langley Research Center, and the Virginia Advanced Shipbuilding and Carrier Integration Center (an incubator for the high tech ships of the future).  The region boasts seven universities and three community colleges.

Worldwide Argentina The new COPAT cluster (Complejo Patagónico de Alta Tecnología) in Patagonia was presented by governor Miguel Saiz of the Rio Negro province in Argentina. Australia Adelaide southaustralia.biz http://www.investaustralia.com/biotech Belgium Flanders' automotive cluster, a key nexus of supply (260 automotive suppliers), assembly and distribution, reduces taxes in 2003 to remain competitive, according to World Trade. Meuse Rhine Triangle Brazil Sao Paulo Curitiba Cidade Industrial de Curitiba - includes a 12-minute web video Development Company of Curitiba - Companhia de Desenvolvimento de Curitiba Centro Internacional de Technologia de Software Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Parana University of Oregon site on Curitiba's attractions, environmental management, and industrial news. University of Wisconsin site on Curitiba's Strategic Approach to Urban Planning Blount cutting systems of Portland, Oregon, located plant in Curitiba since 1979. Londrina Campinas.  See this link also.   Brunei SME Innovation Center Community development program for Brunei technopreneurs Canada Canadian Innovation Center Atlantic Provinces Cluster Project of the National Research Council of Canada NRC Innovation Center, Vancouver THE  ECONOMIC & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT JOURNAL OF CANADA Montréal technopolis China Shanghai: Shanghai Z.J. Hi-Tech Park Development Corporation Beijing: Center for Technology Innovation and Strategy Studies Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park Development Corporation Zhongguanchun Science Park.  See this link also. First Chinese "Science City" to be built at Hefei. Business 2.0 (Jan-Feb 2004) lists these tech hotspot Chinese cities: Tianjin: cell phone technology Beijing: software Liaoning (Dalian): tech-infused heavy industry Shandong: consumer appliances Jiangsu: laptops, digital cameras, auto parts Chongqing: automotive, chemicals, pharma Guangdong: toys, appliances, electronics Zhejiang: textiles, electronics Shanghai: finance, steel, autos, semiconductors Colombia Cali: Centro de Desarrollo del Espíritu Empresarial Denmark Baltic Sea Initiative Dubai Dubai Media City Doha: Dubai Internet City Egypt Cairo: Pyramid Smart Village Cairo: Regional Information Technology Institute England Cambridge Pax, Technology Brokers Segal Quince Wicksteed Ltd. The Institute of Nanotechnology English Partnerships: The National Regeneration Agency. For development land, investment opportunities and relocation in England. Finland Oulu More Oulu Technopolis Helsinki-Vantaa Turku France Sofia Antipolis:              Fondation Sophia Antipolis Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie Nice Cote d'Azur CERAM Champagne: Technopole d'lAube and its incubator Paris' "Silicon Sentier" near Les Halles: High concentration of fiber optic draws tech firms. Grenoble Pas de Calais Germany Meuse Rhine Triangle Dresden.  See this link also. Berlin Berlin Business Location Center   Adlershof, a proto-Silicon Valley for nurturing high-tech research and technology in eastern Berlin. BioTOP Berlin-Brandenburg New DanubePortal for co-operation in the Danube Region: (Thanks to Dr. Thede Kahl) Metz high tech region: Lorraine development corporation.  See also this link and this one. Ulm (birthplace of Einstein) Greece Thrace India Bangalore.  Business Week (November 25, 2002) reports the economy in Bangalore is growing at a 10% rate, with foreign investment “pushing India sharply higher in the global technology food chain.”  Bangalore is now a generator of original software products, and is Intel’s biggest design facility outside Portland, Oregon.  In recent visits, Bill Gates revealed plans to invest $400 million in India, and  Craig Barrett of Intel remarked, “A whole ecosystem for IT is being built in [Bangalore] India.”  The city still suffers from “inconsistent” foreign investment policies and a lack of infrastructure: Electricity, telephone connections, highways and air connections are in short supply.  Without transportation, little manufacturing is possible.  Thus the Bangalore phenomenon is driven by cheap, highly skilled labor, information and intellectual property. Other companies investing in Bangalore include Cadence, Cisco, H-P, Oracle, SAP, Sun, and T.I. Since that 2002 article, many more companies have entered Bangalore, and the city has become a focus of the "off-shoring" controversy.  See Technopolis Times' Winter 2004 issue, or any current business magazine. Jurong Hyderabad Kolkata     Yes, OK, but what is a technopolis?

Indonesia Negri Sembilan Technology Corridor (Technopolis Raya) Iran Isfahan Scientific-Research Complex and Pardis Technology Park Ireland Enterprise Ireland IDA Ireland Israel Haifa:  Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Silicon Wadi The Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute Your gateway to business and economy in Israel. Succeed in commercial ventures with Israeli companies and in the Israeli marketplace. Italy Bari The north-east Italian Innovation Relay Centre, known as IRENE, promotes two-way technology transfer into and out of Trentino, Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna.  See also here. Japan Kansai Keihanna Plaza Kansai Science City, Kyoto Prefecture Osaka Science and Technology Center Tsukuba TARA, Tsukuba Advanced Research Alliance University of Tsukuba Kumamoto Nishi-Harima - Hyogo Aomori Khazakhstan Almaty: Khan-Tengri Business Center Korea Seoul Korea Institute of Science & Technology Science and Technology Policy Institute (STEPI) Daejon/Daeduk DaedukNet KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology) Hanbat National University Osong BioHealth Science Technopolis Malaysia Cyberjaya Malaysian Technology Development Corp. Multimedia Super Corridor Technopreneurs Association of Malaysia Malta Kordin business incubation center Smart City Mexico Monterrey: ITESM "Tec de Monterrey" Netherlands Delft The motto of the Meuse Rhine Triangle is “Three Countries, One Mission, One Beat.”  Other taglines include “Heartbeat of Business in Europe” and “Heartbeat of Life Sciences in Europe.”  The Triangle region includes corners of Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, anchored by the cities of Maastricht, Aachen, and Liège.  Vital statistics:  3.7 million population, 300 medtech/biotech companies, 5 universities and 3 academic hospitals, 130 research centers, 1 new 6,000 square-meter new business incubator, 17,000 life sciences students, and research branches of Medtronic, Ford, Microsoft, and Ericsson.  The Triangle touts its research strengths in agri-biotech, cardiovascular therapies, and biomaterials. New Zealand Manukau Norway Oslo Innovation Center Poland Warsaw Centrum Innowacj Portugal Instituto Superior Técnico Russia A list of Internet resources on technology business in Russia. Technology Commercialization in Russia: Challenges and Barriers by N.Rogalev The International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) promotes the nonproliferation of weapons technology of mass destruction. Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Scotland Glasgow City Council’s Business Information site. East Kilbride Development Corporation Edinburgh Science Triangle is built around seven S&T parks with links to four local universities. Singapore AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH (A*STAR). National University of Singapore JTC Corporation announced that a new state-of-the-art facility, Technopolis, will be developed in One-North - Singapore's multi-billion dollar city-within-a-city icon of the New Economy.  Also a pharmaceutical-oriented Biopolis and FusionPolis (for Infocommunications & Media) in One-North. Singapore Economic Development Board Global Entrepolis @ Singapore Spain Parques Tecnológicos y Centros de Empresa   Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca The Catalan strategy on opportunities generated by new technology. Barcelona Activa Centre for Innovation and Business Development (CIDEM) is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Employment and Industry with the objective of improving Catalonia’s industrial community. Bilbao area European Software Institute Red de Parques Tecnologicos del Pais Vasco.  Los tres parques tecnológicos del País Vasco generaron 2.100 millones de negocio en 2004.  See article here. Seville's Tecnopolis de Cartuja InnovAragón focuses on local strengths in metallic coatings, high-impact glass, and measurement and instrumentation. Sweden Halmstad University Industrial Liaison Office Stockholm-Uppsala region Stockholm Bioscience Sweden BIO Uppsala Bio Taiwan Taiwan Economic News carries summaries of electronics industry developments there. Institute for Information Industry  Thailand Suranaree technopolis.  More. Hong Kong University of Science & Technology keeps a page of lists and articles about still more international high-tech industrial zones.