16 Tech Innovation District
Indianapolis, IN (USA)
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What is the Global Network of Innovation Districts
The Global Network is an environment of global collaboration in which district leaders from around the world come together to support one another. This work includes:
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Tailored strategic support that builds on decades of learning from leading districts and strategic advisors.
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The facilitation of new connections and peer-learning between districts.
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Access to cutting-edge research and findings by GIID and other actors in the field.
The Global Network in numbers
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Innovation Districts participating in the Global Network, spanning
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Global Regions
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Countries
354
Companies and Institutions working with GIID to spearhead change in their local and regional areas
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City, State and National governments actively engaged to advance districts as part of their economic agendas
Districts participating in the Global Network 2024-2026 program
195 District
Providence, RI, (USA)
Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District
Sheffield / Rotherham (UK)
Be’er Sheva Innovation District
Be’er Sheva (Israel)
Boggo Road Innovation Precinct
Brisbane, QLD (Australia)
Brampton Innovation District
Brampton, ON (Canada)
Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus
Buffalo, NY (USA)
Campus de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Bogotá-Región CTIB
Bogotá (Colombia)
Campus Klybeck
Basel (Switzerland)
Central Innovation District
The Hague (Netherlands)
Children’s National Research & Innovation Campus
Washington D.C. (USA)
Cortex Innovation District
Saint Louis, MO (USA)
Discovery Square Innovation District
Rochester, MN (USA)
Distrito de Innovación de Ñuble
Chillán (Chile)
Distrito de Innovación Medellín
Medellín (Colombia)
Distrito de Innovación Tlalpan
Mexico City (Mexico)
DistritoQRO
Santiago de Querétaro, QE (Mexico)
Gold Coast Health and Knowledge Precinct
Gold Coast, QLD (Australia)
Haifa Innovation District
Haifa (Israel)
Innovation District in Detroit (TBA)
Detroit, MI (USA)
Innovation District Monterrey
Monterrey, NL (Mexico)
Innovation Quarter
Winston-Salem, NC (USA)
Knowledge Quarter Liverpool
Liverpool (UK)
Knowledge Quarter Zuidas
Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Liverpool Innovation Precinct
Liverpool, NSW (Australia)
Lot Fourteen
Adelaide, SA (Australia)
Lund Innovation District
Lund (Sweden)
Melbourne Innovation Districts (City North)
Melbourne, VIC (Australia)
Monash Technology Precinct
Melbourne, VIC (Australia)
Nagaoka City Innovation District
Nagaoka (Japan)
Norfolk Innovation Corridor
Norfolk, VA (USA)
Oklahoma City Innovation District
Oklahoma City, OK (USA)
Oslo Science City
Oslo (Norway)
Phoenix Bioscience Core
Phoenix, AZ (USA)
Pittsburgh Innovation District
Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
Randwick Health & Innovation Precinct
Sydney, NSW (Australia)
St. Petersburg Innovation District
St. Petersburg, FL (USA)
The Linq
Mansfield, TX (USA)
The Pearl
Charlotte, NC (USA)
The Point Innovation District
Draper, UT (USA)
University Innovation Quarter
Calgary, AB (Canada)
Utah Tech Innovation District
St. George, UT (USA)
Westmead Health Precinct
Sydney, NSW (Australia)
Benefits of joining the Global Network
Through a carefully curated process, districts that join the network work together in partnership with us to:
Sharpen and strengthen the model of innovation districts
Critical in a world where districts are becoming a “fad” with little regard for critical assets and attributes that distinguish districts from other geographies of innovation.
Be part of a powerful collective of districts worldwide
Where district leaders gain new knowledge, have access to empirical evidence for informed decision-making, and gain strategic skill sets now viewed as necessary for success.
Position districts as 21st Century problem-solvers worthy of strategic investment and support
Where detailed engagements with the Global Network combined with empirical analysis are leveraged to develop provocative articles that strengthen the model and argue for the right kinds of investment.
The Global Network is open to innovation district leaders from around the world
Open to various stages
Districts at any stage of development: emerging, evolving, maturing.
Open to a variety of R&D strengths
Districts with highly specialized R&D strengths or with a unique combination that covers many fields.
Open to districts with different levels of awareness of their own strengths
Districts unclear of their R&D and/or place-based assets.
Open to districts at various levels of organization
Districts that are highly organized with some form or governance to emerging districts where institutions or companies are leading the effort.
Open to different types of stakeholders
Some in the network are university or institutional leaders advocating for a broader movement, some are city, state, or regional government officials, some are medical institutions, and others are independent non-profits created to lead the district.
Open to districts at various levels of organizatio
Some are lodged in highly advanced and knowledge intensive economies, others are shifting from a highly agricultural or manufacturing base to a diversified economy approach.
Development of the Global Network
The Global Network is anchored by our Steering Committee, which includes two Founding Partners and 11 innovation districts across eight countries. Actively advising us since 2019, the Steering Committee also supports the Global Network through their active engagement in sessions with districts, as well as teaching districts specific areas of their work that are particularly innovative and cutting edge. In 2023, we expanded the Global Network.
Since inaugurating the Global Network in 2020, GIID has conducted activities that go deep within individual innovation districts while also surfacing cross-district insights.
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Surveys to benchmark and examine large numbers of districts in specific areas of their work
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Unique R&D analysis of individual districts to harness their R&D strengths
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Detailed mapping and spatial analysis of districts to help them achieve the ‘place-innovation’ nexus
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Group meetings and customized strategy sessions to help each district evolve
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Strategy sessions with researchers, advisors, investors and practitioners to design sessions and drive impact
"This is the best support network that I've come across for the problems that I'm facing today, and the opportunities and challenges we will face over the next month, 6 months, 12 months.”
“Being part of the GIID Global Network acts like a seal of approval. It gives our work credibility and allows us to distinguish ourselves from «real-estate plays». Our mission, our governance structure, and the peer network that we interact with as exemplified by GIID separates the 16 Tech Innovation District from those that attempt to attract similar types of tenants but do so from a different overarching ambition.”
“By connecting us with other innovation districts, resources, and leading practitioners, GIID has pushed our district to think bigger and more strategically about our future while validating the work we’ve done so far.”
“[Joining the Global Network] gave us the ability to feel like we are part of a global community, despite our distance, and a safe and energizing space, which has been really critical for me, as a leader. It can be a bit lonely in this space sometimes, so I have very much appreciated those reassuring experiences and conversations which I've had with the team, and some aha-moments along the way to really shape and drive our local advocacy.”
