City of Knowledge Foundation (FCdS)
Panama became fully sovereign thanks to the Torrijos-Carter Treaties (1977), which gave sovereignty back to Panama over the interoceanic canal and the adjacent areas that were under US control, i.e. a total of 1,432 square kilometers (552.9 square miles). This historic moment was also a time of dreams and innovating projects for the country, in search of the final way to development.
The City of Knowledge was born of those dreams and is the cornerstone for that development based on innovation, entrepreneurial culture and sustainability. In 1994, Panamanian industrialist Fernando Eleta Almarán proposed the creation of a Socratic Square, a center for knowledge exchange, in the so-called Reverted Areas, and turning what was then the Panama Canal College into the University of the Americas.
The 21st century began in Panama with a space for exchange, growth, and innovation. The City of Knowledge went from paper to action, and is today one of the most innovating centers in the region, where dozens of organizations perform their activities, interacting and contributing to the full development of Panama and Latin America.
|
International Association of Science Parks (IASP)
The IASP is the worldwide network of Science and Technology Parks. With nearly 400 members in 70 countries, representing a network of over 200,000 companies,
the IASP connects Science Park professionals
from across the globe and provides services that drive growth, internationalisation and effectiveness for members.
IASP members enhance the competitiveness of companies and entrepreneurs in their cities and regions, and contribute to global technology-led economic development through innovation, entrepreneurship, and the transfer of knowledge and technology.
Created in 1984, the IASP is a knowledge-based network. Therefore, its main asset is the huge knowledge and expertise accumulated in the last twenty five years on all matters related to the design, conceptualisation, launching, construction and management of Science / Technology Parks and Innovation-based Business Incubators.
The IASP is a NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations and a founding member of the World Alliance for Innovation (WAINOVA).
|
