Triple helix for urban, economic and social transformation: The case of buenos aires innovation park

The Buenos Aires Innovation Park (PI) is the first technological, educational and scientific hub in the City of Buenos Aires, in which universities, research centers and companies participate, as well as housing, coworking and coliving real estate projects. This is a key project for the development and enhancement of the innovation and technology ecosystem of the City of Buenos Aires and of Argentina, and the economic development associated with these key sectors.

The project is framed in the great challenges that global cities face today, such as Buenos Aires, related to the need to position themselves and sustain themselves as urban centers that promote science and technology, the generation, attraction and development of innovation, knowledge and talent. To this end, the PI complements the City's district and entrepreneurship policy for the development of entrepreneurship, innovation and creative industries, and encourages the creation of new talents and capabilities as drivers of the City's economic development.

Within the framework of the triple helix thesis, this paper explores how the City Government has become a key player for the generation of the necessary synergies and the involvement of key actors in the early stages of the project, promoting joint projects and other joint actions with entrepreneurs, companies, universities, chambers, experts and allied organizations from the local and national innovation ecosystem.