SELECTIVEPROJECTSARE
THOSETHATHAVEDIRECT
INVOLVEMENT INTECHNO
PARK’SCLUSTERS:
- ENERGY: INCLUDINGOILAND
GASANDSOLARENERGY.
-WATER: INCLUDINGWATER
MANAGEMENT,WATER
DESALINATION,WATER
PRODUCTSMANUFACTURING.
- ENVIRONMENT
- HI-TECHMANUFACTURING.
ALLPROJECTS INCONNECTION
TOTHEABOVECLUSTERS
INCLUDINGR&DACTIVITIES
ANDMANUFACTURINGOF
RELATEDPRODUCTS
mid 2008. However, Techno Park clientsmay
establish their own testing laboratories and
R&D centreswithin their premises andTechno
Park shall support them in commencingwith
their activities by providing the appropriate
infrastructure.
Thereare threemainmodelsof Scientific
Parks–American (USA,UK), Japaneseandmixed
(France,Germany). Towhichmodel adheres the
TechnoPark inDubai?
Tonone. And there areno specificmodels
new scienceparkmust adhere to sinceevery
country is different in terms of its economy and
in terms of the approach towards enhancing the
science, technology and industrial activities.
InChina, the State is financing90%of the
valueof an innovationproject. In Finland, the
National Technological AgencyTEKES is investing
into innovationprojects from30% to80%of
their value. Please comment theprocess of
financing the informational projects in theUAE.
Financing the innovativeprojects is inclusive
in the futuristicplan andnot at the initial stages
of TechnoParkdevelopment.
Theefficacyof TechnoPark’sactivities
dependson itsmanagement.Whatare the
criteriaaccording towhich themanagementwill
selectand registerprospectiveprojects?
Selectiveprojectsare those thathavedirect
involvement inTechnoPark’s clusters:
·
Energy: Includingoil andgas and
solar energy.
·
Water: Includingwatermanagement, water
desalination, water productsmanufacturing.
·
Environment
·
Hi-Techmanufacturing.
All projects in connection to the
above clusters includingR&D activities and
manufacturingof relatedproducts.
If therewill be anyproposals on cooperation
withUkrainian companies, we shall study them.
The same couldbe said about possible training
of Ukrainian scientists inTechnoPark. However,
suchdecision shouldbe taken at ahigher level.
Couldyoupleasecomment thecreation
of EconomicZoneWorld?
EconomicZoneWorld consists of Jebel
Ali FreeZoneAuthority, TechnoPark Science
andTechnology Park, Jebel Ali FreeZone
International andDubai AutoZone.
FORMORE INFORMATION, PLEASEVISIT
DUBAIWORLDWEBSITE:
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