Effective STI parks require a shared understanding among a wide number of stakeholders of what Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Parks Policies and practices are for innovation to emerge and contribute to economic growth and sustainable development.
The objective of this course is to build capacity among policymakers, practitioners and other stakeholders in designing and implement successful STI park policies and practices. After the successful pilot session of the UNCTAD e-learning course on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Park Policy and Practice from 9 to 22 February, this course will be formally rolled out on 16–29 March 2026. This will be the spring session in 2026, to be followed by an autumn session.
Targeted participants:
STI policy makers, academicians, senior scientists from R&D institutions, technologists, innovators, STI park (including incubator and accelerator) managers and operators, technology industrialists, associations of entrepreneurs or industries, real estate developers. To register for the session, go to https://forms.office.com/e/484rpy1tjg
The course will be ongoing for 2 weeks with self-paced online sessions.
The course will be conducted in English and a certificate will be issued upon successful completion of the course.
Note: Registrants who have enrolled through this link are required to submit official document(s) confirming their current work related to STI parks development, along with a nomination letter from their employer, to sticourses@unctad.org .
Only selected participants will be invited to take this course.
