Internationalization of the Zenit Science Parks

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● Benchmarking of other Scientific Parks in the area of Porto Alegre, especially 
regarding their internationalization. 
To better identify and to understand the services of the other Science Parks, describing 
and measure their own potential and profile. 
● Present and list all the services offered by the Zenit Science Park, following its 
organizational structure and its coordination with the incubators. 
● Propose a partnership with a European Scientific Park or Business Incubator. This 
partnership shall constitute a case study for the implementation of the adaptation and 
extension of current services of the Zenit Science Park to better support the 
internationalization of Brazilian companies and localization of foreign companies in 
the Brazilian market. 
 
 
LITERATURE REVIEW 
 
Science Parks 
 
The firsts Science and Technology Parks have their roots in the USA. Dating back to the 
1950s, Science Parks were originally set up in order to increase the possibilities and 
profitability of commercializing university research, and to meet the needs of 
entrepreneurially minded academics. The Stanford Research Park in California, established in 
1951, is often regarded as the genesis of the Science Park movement.
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 It has transformed the 
Silicon Valley area from one of the poorest regions in the USA into a global centre of 
technology, finance, education and research. 
This experience lead to a global phenomenon. Similar areas, where the relationship between 
universities (and its R&D centres) and the private initiative became closer, have been created 
in various parts of the world, and their numbers continue to grow as their formation is 
increasingly adopted as an important economic development tool and as an integrated part of 
the national or regional innovation system. Since, there was this necessity to exploit the 
scientific and technological infrastructure in order to catalyse the economic transformation, to 
drive growth and enhances stability, this trend spread worldwidely, reaching in the 80´s also 
the Emerging Countries. 
                                                
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 Globalization of technology -  Science Parks and economic development - Lindholm dahlstrand, Asa and 
Lewton Smith, Helen.