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| 22@ | Montreal’s Innovation District |
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| Platform of innovation | Ecosystem of innovation |
| Consolidated multi-clustered district (4 consolidated clusters and 1 emerging) | Emerging clusters of innovation (2 consolidated clusters (Cité du Multimédia and Cité du Commerce Électronique)) |
| Economic and territorial regeneration fostered by institutionalized top-down strategies | Socioeconomic regeneration based on scientific and strategic partnerships boosted by multiple actors (réseau ouvert des acteurs) |
| Real estate interests and innovation in terms of attractiveness of firms and institutions (strategic platform of governance among major actors) | Research activities and innovation in terms of academic and scientific pole and strategic partnerships (strategic ecosystem of innovation) |
| Local/regional/international level of development | Local/provincial/national level of development |
| Strong level of integration between local institutions but low synergy with scientific and academic players (top-down) | Emerging networking and connection among local stakeholders in order to increase integration and synergy (top-down and bottom-up) |
| Key role of local and national governments | Key role of ETS and McGill in the first phase of planning |
| Lack of social life and living neighborhood | Attention to quality of life and mixture/attraction of socioeconomic groups |
| European centre of techno-creative networks based on central metropolitan area | New regional and metropolitan centre of innovation based on Montreal’s New Technopole |
| Strong city branding of 22@ since 2000 | Emerging process of identification in 2009-2010 |
| Surface of project: 200 hectares | Surface of project: not yet defined |
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