Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2019 Nominee

Technological Park of Botucatu


Description

The Botucatu Technological Park was designed to be a differentiated environment, promoting innovation through the interaction between the knowledge bases (universities, centers and research and development institutes) and the productive base (companies).

It is the result of a partnership between the Government of the State of São Paulo and the Municipality of Botucatu and is characterized as an integrating tool for partners from all segments of society that can contribute decisively to sustainable regional development.

It acts mainly to reduce the dynamics of applied knowledge, the diffusion of technology and the generation of business, reducing social and economic inequalities, being a driving force in the generation of employment, work and income.

Project website

http://parquebtu.org.br/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C1. The role of governments and all stakeholders in the promotion of ICTs for development
  • AL C2. Information and communication infrastructure 2019
  • AL C6. Enabling environment
  • AL C11. International and regional cooperation
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities

Coverage
  • Sao Paulo, Brazil

Status

Ongoing

Start date

2015

End date

Not set


WSIS values promotion

It acts mainly to reduce the dynamics of applied knowledge, the diffusion of technology


Entity name

Technological Park of Botucatu

Entity country—type

Brazil Government

Entity website

http://parquebtu.org.br/

Partners

It is the result of a partnership between the Government of the State of São Paulo and the Municipality of Botucatu and is characterized as an integrating tool for partners from all segments of society that can contribute decisively to sustainable regional development.