H "Gdynia, Poland: A new home for innovation on the Baltic"
2013
20p.
Urban development best practices
Gdynia has opened the new Pomeranian Science and Technology Park in a disused bus garage, to transfer technology between universities and industry, including an Innovation and Entrepreneurship Incubator. The park’s presence has transformed its neighbourhood, encouraged private investment nearby, and re-established Gdynia’s reputation for innovation and modernity. The project is an example of stepwise development, where new possibilities open up along the way. Alongside its three original pillars of biotechnology, ICT and design, it has added a fourth - social innovation. The park is now under expansion and will eventually house 300 more firms, as well as an educational science centre and numerous other facilities. Case study
DEVELOPMENT POLICY: SUSTAINABLE & TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT, European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), urban development, research & development, local development
European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), urban development, research & development, local development