Review of experiences in select countries (Vietnam, Russia, and Jordan)
In many countries Information Technology (IT) Parks, which are also referred to as Techno Parks, Cyber Parks and Science Parks, have been established to facilitate the development of IT industries that foster new business development and technological innovation by leveraging synergies within a cluster environment. Given the potential complexity of these projects and scope of required investments, the growing interest of governments in developing and transition economies in designing and promoting such projects, and their needs for policy advice and financial support from the donor community, there is a pressing need for a synthesis of best practices and lessons learned both from success and failure.
To address this need, infoDev, in cooperation with the World Bank Group, commissioned a global best practice study on IT Parks. The study identifies five countries, from which a total of six IT Parks were selected to get a representative sample covering both (i) successfull and not-so-successful IT parks, and (ii) IT goods as well as IT and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) services. The study analysis has been based on the CLIP framework: Capital, Linkages, Infrastructure, People
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