Most of the literature has analysed Science Park (SP) as an economic space. However, I propose to analyse it as a relational place where knowledge and productive processes are intertwined. Applying the concept of infrastructure–as defined in Science and Technology Studies (STS)–this chapter is devoted to understand if SPs are gen-erative infrastructures which enact innovation. This concept is relat-ed to the seedbed metaphor meaning an environment where innova-tion can growth through convergence between people and things. This theoretical framework will frame the analysis of empirical data arose from my qualitative research on Italian SPs, conducted from 2011 to 2013. Precisely, I will present the case-study of VEGA-VEnice GAteway for Science and Technology and the failure of its project regarding the construction of the smart building Pandora. The case-study embodies common dynamics of the Italian SPs, and it contributes to address challenges for future research.

VEGA-VEnice GAteway for Science and Technology park : it is a generative infrastructure?

Cozza, Michela
2015-01-01

Abstract

Most of the literature has analysed Science Park (SP) as an economic space. However, I propose to analyse it as a relational place where knowledge and productive processes are intertwined. Applying the concept of infrastructure–as defined in Science and Technology Studies (STS)–this chapter is devoted to understand if SPs are gen-erative infrastructures which enact innovation. This concept is relat-ed to the seedbed metaphor meaning an environment where innova-tion can growth through convergence between people and things. This theoretical framework will frame the analysis of empirical data arose from my qualitative research on Italian SPs, conducted from 2011 to 2013. Precisely, I will present the case-study of VEGA-VEnice GAteway for Science and Technology and the failure of its project regarding the construction of the smart building Pandora. The case-study embodies common dynamics of the Italian SPs, and it contributes to address challenges for future research.
2015
Knowledge-creating Milieus in Europe: Firms Cities and Territories
New York, Dordrecht, London
Springer
9783642451720
Cozza, Michela
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