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Science and technology parks, industrial innovation campuses and innovation districts play an increasingly important role in regional and national economies. Developing, renewing and managing these places brings together social, economic, spatial and organisational questions. The Innovation Area Development Partnership (IADP) exists to help professionals make sense of that complexity through shared learning.
IADP is a knowledge platform for everyone involved in organised innovation spaces, whether new developments or the transformation of existing areas. We connect practitioners across the Netherlands, Belgium (and beyond) who work as advisers, investors, designers, and managers. By bringing people together, we turn day-to-day practice into transferable insight: what works, what does not, and why.
We share and build knowledge through:
- peer-to-peer exchange and member sessions;
- talks, roundtables and guest lectures;
- practical publications such as articles and books;
- learning visits to cities and regions where innovation environments are being developed at a high level;
- participation in international networks, including the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP).
The Innovation Area Development Partnership was initiated by the two founding partners Em. Prof. Dr. Jacques van Dinteren and Paul Jansen MSc.
IADP is a proud member of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP).
Innovation Area Development Partnership (IADP) 