ADAPTING SECOND GENERATION TECHNOLOGY PARKS TO NEW INNOVATION MODELS: THE CASE OF SÃO JOSÉ DOS CAMPOS

• Grant number: 24/10227-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: December 01, 2024
• End date: January 31, 2026
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Architecture and Town Planning
• Principal Investigator: Maria Gabriela Caffarena Celani
• Grantee: Lara Vilela Vitarelli
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Engenharia Civil, Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FEC). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Campinas , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 21/11962-4 - CEUCI - Center for Studies on Knowledge and Innovation Urban Development: knowledge-based areas in urban fringes: guidelines for sustainable implementation with the support of information modeling, AP.CCD

Abstract

Technology parks and innovation districts play a crucial role in today's knowledge-driven economy. Initially associated with universities and located in peri-urban areas, with a focus on technological development, these spaces have evolved to occupy more central and populated areas, seeking to stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation, taking into account social and environmental issues. Despite the growing academic interest, there is a significant lack of studies focussing on how parks created according to the first model can be adapted to more recent models, which are considered more efficient because they induce serendipity, as well as being an opportunity to implement socio-environmental innovations. This study aims to fill this gap through a case study of the São José dos Campos Technological Innovation Park (PIT). The research adopts an exploratory and descriptive approach, making a comparative analysis with similar cases found abroad. The literature review covers technology parks and innovation districts, while the identification of similar cases abroad will be used to identify adaptive strategies that can be applied to the PIT. The main result is expected to be a critical analysis of the current state of the PIT, as well as proposing ways to improve and innovate in this park, in a transition to a state-of-the-art technology park model. The results will include a set of adaptive characteristics identified in the parks studied, which can be applied to strengthen the development of the PIT. This study will contribute to the advancement of the PIT by providing systematised data that accurately reflects its reality and promotes innovation in the light of the most up-to-date models. It will also strengthen knowledge about technology parks in Brazil and raise awareness of their strategic importance for economic and technological development. The study can also serve as a theoretical basis for future research into the management and adaptation of technology parks in Brazil.