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Institutional development · Public engagement and economic impact · Brazil

Unicamp science park bids for 2028 world tech parks meeting, facing Melbourne and Vizag

The Unicamp Science and Technology Park in Campinas, Brazil, has taken its bid to host the 2028 IASP world meeting of technology parks to the association's conference in France.

Photo: Priscila Micaroni Lalli ( prilalli@gmail.com ) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5

Why it matters: Unicamp's science and technology park is competing with Melbourne in Australia and Vizag in India to host the 2028 world meeting of technology parks.

According to Inova Unicamp, the Unicamp Science and Technology Park is presenting Campinas's bid to host the world meeting of technology parks at the IASP conference in France.

Inova Unicamp reported that the bid is for the 2028 edition of the IASP event.

Inova Unicamp said the Campinas bid competes with proposals from Melbourne in Australia and Vizag in India.

Editor’s view

Abigail Taylor, Leadership and Governance Editor

The Unicamp Science and Technology Park has put Campinas forward against Melbourne and Vizag; if the bid succeeds, the 2028 world meeting of technology parks would be held in Campinas.

What to watch

  • Which of Campinas, Melbourne or Vizag is chosen to host the 2028 IASP world meeting.

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