Theme
Elevating Excellence – Innovation Spaces Driving High-Quality Development
At the 42nd IASP World Conference on Science Parks and Areas of Innovation, our main theme will be “Elevating Excellence – Innovation Spaces Driving High-Quality Development”.
With the rapid development of science and technology and the advancement of economic globalization, science parks, districts, areas of innovation and other innovation spaces have significant advantages and great potential in fostering innovation, driving the application of scientific and technological advances and facilitating industrial upgrading. They also play an important role in building regional innovation capabilities, improving the industrial structure, and promoting employment. As a general trend today, innovation spaces worldwide are concerned with how to drive the economy towards higher-quality development that is more efficient, equitable, sustainable, and secure.
Summary of Sessions: Exploring Innovation, Development, and Future Trends
The sessions cover a wide range of topics, focusing on how innovation spaces (AOIs/IDs/STPs) drive social, economic, and technological progress.
Open innovation ecosystem
- Building an international open innovation ecosystem
- New types of international relations and open innovation
Urban development
- Role and impact of innovation spaces in urban development
- Role of innovation spaces in building an international centre for innovation
- Integration of people, industry, and city
Economic development
- Role of innovation spaces in the development of technology, industry, and finance
- Industrial development driven by innovation spaces
- High-quality economic development empowered by innovation spaces
Future trends
- Future trends in innovation spaces over the next 20 years
- Role of AI in the development of innovation spaces
- How low-carbon and smart innovation spaces shape the future
- Building for tomorrow – developing the infrastructure of innovation spaces
Technology and entrepreneurship
- Building a community of innovation and entrepreneurship
- Technology and entrepreneurship: towards a better world
“Excellence isn’t just a destination; it’s a journey driven by innovation and nurtured by the spaces we create for it.”
Contact papers@iasp.ws for any queries.