Breakout 15: AI and digitalization transforming innovation communities

September 19th, 2025 — 9:30

This session examines the transformative role of artificial intelligence in reshaping innovation ecosystems and science parks, providing novel insights into AI’s potential to revolutionise innovation space operations and outcomes.
 

You’ll hear an experimental formula calling for science parks to adopt new methods and leverage AI tools to enhance small team effectiveness, analysing five innovation spaces to identify shared characteristics and AI-driven improvement opportunities.  

 

Shukangchaoke company utilises a case study of Zhongguancun Digital Medical Industry Park to review digital healthcare enterprise incubation and service models from a spatial operator’s perspective, examining AI applications in drug development and assisted healthcare.  

 

Also, NSTP illustrates how AI-driven digital transformation, smart infrastructure, and sustainability initiatives will fundamentally reshape Areas of Innovation, Innovation Districts, and Science & Technology Parks over the next two decades.    

 

Speakers

Nadeem, YaruqNational Science and Technology Park (NSTP), PakistanThe digital transformation of innovation spaces: AI, smart infrastructure, and sustainable development
Díaz, SoledadAssociation of Science and Technology Parks of Spain (APTE) , SpainDesigning global innovation & spaces
Chi, ZhangShukang Chaoke, ChinaTaking Zhongguancun (Chaoyang) digital medical industry park as an example to explore the incubation and service model of the digital medical industry