Abstract
The Itaipu Technology Park (Parque Tecnológico Itaipu – PTI) was created in 2003 motived by a new strategic vision from Itaipu Binacional to broaden social responsibility and sustainability, at regional level. The PTI has been building a new model to interact within the Quadruple Helix participants in order to promote the Paraná West territorial development. This chapter describes the challenges to implement this model in a retrospective view since the creation of PTI, and emphasizes the efforts to build the capabilities and conditions through the education, science, technology and the innovation. As a mechanism to promote innovation and territorial development, the PTI placed into the territorial innovation system as a driving element in the system. To manage and operate the PTI, Itaipu created the FPTI, a private, non-profit foundation which is responsible for providing economic and financial support for laboratory infrastructure, seeking sponsorship for research, and attracting partners from other regions, with the aim to complement local capacity via scientific development. This chapter also emphasizes the relationship between the FPTI and Universities in order to promote and expand public and free higher education as well as a role of projects aimed to the science popularization. The Park provides shared spaces for classrooms and laboratories, besides environments for fellowship and active participation in cooperative projects shared by FPTI, universities, and Itaipu. For this purpose, the FPTI develop it projects by the concept defined by “action in the intersection”, within two main relationship strategies: the “extra park” and “intra park”. Furthermore, using logical organizational structures called ST&I platforms to stimulate technology development, and promote innovation in an environment of shared usage of infrastructure and resources via streamlined mechanisms and cooperative functions, as an induction vector of strategic themes. In conclusion, the chapter demonstrate how PTI has been contributing to the territorial development process and encourage to consider it as a successful alternative park model and example to be observed and studied.
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Eirete Eiru-I is a Guarani word that means a small honey bee.
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Sotuyo, J.C., Marques, M.A.J. (2016). Itaipu Technology Park: A Territorial Development Tool. In: Horta, H., Heitor, M., Salmi, J. (eds) Trends and Challenges in Science and Higher Education. Knowledge Studies in Higher Education, vol 3. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20964-7_10
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