Science in Place: Related Research at IFTF

The research stream that will feed Science in Place has been building at IFTF for several years. Here's a collection of recent work that outlines some of areas we're looking into.

• Science: Innovation in the City (2006 Ten Year Forecast - download) - For decades, the ideal R&D or science center was a self-contained, introspective place. IBM’s Yorktown laboratory, Japan’s Tsukuba Science City, and Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center were all intellectual hothouses that reflected a commitment to advancing science, a faith in the ability of corporate or state funders to direct innovation, and a belief that investment in basic research would readily translate into regional economic development. But today, ambitious ventures around the world are building more integrated urban spaces to foster new kinds of science and R&D, and to revitalize neighborhoods and local economies at the same time.
• Tectonic Shifts in the Geography of R&D (link) - An overview of the technological, economic and organizational forces driving big shifts in the global geography of R&D over the next 50 years. Plenary address to the XXIV World Conference of the International Association of Science Parks in Barcelona, Spain, July 2007.
• Delta Scan: The Geography of Science (link) - IFTF's 50-year look at the future of science and technology, conducted for the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry, presents seven forecasts on the emerging geography of 21st century science.