technopoleis

Definitions

Noun. [C1]

Examples

“The result⟳ of these activities is the emergence of technopoleis where state government, local government, private corporations, universities…”

““Techno” reflects an emphasis on technology; “polis” is Greek for city-state and suggests a balance between public and private sectors. The plural form⟳ of the word “polis” is “poleis”; therefore, we use⟳ the plural “technopoleis” rather than “technopolises” or “technopoli”. Some technopoleis are the result⟳ of long-term planning and varying degrees of public / private collaboration… Two of the oldest and most famous US technopoleis — Silicon Valley, California, and Route 128, Boston — were not based on long-term planning. Some technopoleis have⟳ benefited from varying degrees of visionary planning and sporadic public / private collaboration, such as Austin, Texas; Troy, New York; Phoenix, Arizona; Cambridge and Oxford, England; and Bangalore, India (see⟳ Tatsuno, 1988; Morita and Hiraoka, 1988; Onda, 1988; Segal, 1988; Lafitte, 1988; Bozzo and Gibson, 1990; and Singhal et al., 1990).”

“Worldwide, there are emerging technopoleis in cities in Japan, India, England, Russia, and France.”

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