Collaboration for Internationalization: The case of TECNOPUC, TECNOSINOS and FEEVALE Techpark in the south of Brazil

In the last years STPs have put a lot of effort in the global dimension, including networking, open innovation and internationalization, with the purpose of attracting new businesses and partnerships. As the concept of STPs evolves from a physical area with borders to become part of areas of innovation, it makea sense to think that STPs located in the same area could collaborate to become stronger as an area of innovation. In this paper we report from an initiative carried out by three STPs located in the South of Brazil. Having a distance of 45 km among them and with a community of 12,000 people from more 250 companies, Tecnopuc, Tecnosinos and Feevale Techpark decided to take the advantage of this unique context to sign an agreement in order to stimulate internationalization of companies and experience exchange. This agreement represents an important step towards the development of mature areas of innovation.