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2. Technical assistance and policy advice in STP development and management
Technical Assistance is used to increase the level of expertise of the interested UNESCO Member States in science
and technology park governance. UNESCO in cooperation with partners can provide its member States with technical
assistance in all phases of STP development, such as:
- Feasibility study of Science and Technology Park development
- Designing business plan
- Infrastructure development and management: drawing up estate development, telecommunication, transportation, etc
- Institutional management
- Fund raising and financial management
- Human resources management
- Management of technology business incubation
- Legal advice in business incorporation, taxation, immigration, labor law, intellectual property and conflict of laws, etc.
- Promotion and marketing
- Networking development
- Outsourcing policies
- Public relations
- Relations with University and Industry
- Environmental management
Capacity building and technical assistance activities cooperation are conducted in close cooperation with existing
international non governmental organizations (NGOs), such as IASP, WTA, etc. This is because these networks of science
parks are also at the same time a network of experts who can be used as resources persons or experts in capacity
building and technical assistance activities.
Until now, we have provided technical assistance to a number of countries, for example:
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