1. Technology Parks - Concept and Organization
- Author:
- Rado Petkov, Rick Petree, and Eugene Spiro
- Publication Date:
- 08-2001
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- EastWest Institute
- Abstract:
- This study presents a conceptual and organizational framework for establishing a pilot technology park and incubator in Bulgaria. Such a park might initially focus on the telecommunication and information technology (IT) sector (including software development), where the country displays strong, albeit under-utilized, technical talent. The park might encompass an export-oriented IT service firm and an incubator that will nurture hi-tech companies and help them commercialize innovative ideas and technologies. The study presents the experience of leading technology parks and incubators in the U.S., Israel, India and elsewhere and draws upon an on-going project of the Institute for EastWest Studies to establish a technology incubator in Budapest. The purpose of the paper is to identify the existing models of technology parks and to suggest organizational, legal and management solutions that can be applied in Bulgaria.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Development, and Science and Technology
- Political Geography:
- Europe, Eastern Europe, and Bulgaria