Regional
clusters are defined as a group of
closely concentrated business
enterprises and non
business organization for whom
membership within the
group is an
important element of each member firms individual competitiveness
Geographical Proximity
Networked Capacities
Importance of Tacit knowledge
Economics of Scale
Economics of Scope
Innovative capacity
IT clusters are found in the following
regions in
Incubators assist new and aspiring entrepreneurs to
turn their technology and
ideas into
successful, globally competitive businesses. An incubator helps
companies to grow by
providing a range of services and mentoring designed
to place new firms
in a position where they are an attractive investment proposition
for further
financing.
Nine incubators have been selected from
around Australia including:
Bluefire Group -
NSW
IT Catalyst - NSW
Information City - VIC
Australian Distributed Incubator - Emerge Multistate
E-Park - NSW and VIC
InQbator - QLD
Perth Ideas Centre of Technology (PICT) - WA
SA BITS - SA
Capital Region Technology Business Centre
(CRTBC) - ACT
An incubator for the Northern Territory has
not been selected yet.
Technology Parks in
Australia
Tasmanian Technopark