Technopole
Spatial development glossary, European Conference of Ministers responsible for Spatial/Regional Planning (CEMAT), Territory and landscape, No 2, published by Council of Europe Publishing in 2007, defines a technopole (technology centre, technology park or science park) as an area where: ‘numerous private and public activities pertaining to research and development, technological development, technology transfer, high-level scientific education, high-tech manufacturing activities and services, etc. are concentrated. In numerous cases, technopoles encompass one or several specialised cluster(s) of high-tech enterprises, incubators for startups, a business and innovation centre, consultancy clusters.’
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