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technopoles  

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  • Technopoles are generally planned complexes of advanced technology firms, linked to research laboratories and developed to foster regional economic growth. The concept is based on the role that globalization and the rise of information- or knowledge-based economies play in regional development. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Technopoles]

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