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Encyclopedia > Technology park

Technopolis is a term coined from the word "technology" and the suffix -polis, which means city in Greek. The term has many specific meanings, with the common one being the place related to hi-tech industry. Technology (Gr. ... Suffix has meanings in linguistics and nomenclature. ... A polis (πολις) — plural: poleis (πολεις) — is a city, or a city-state. ... A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... High tech refers to high technology, technology that is at the cutting-edge and the most advanced currently available. ...


For example, the term "technopolis" is used to describe an area, city or metropolis with a high-tech industry. A notable example would be San Jose, CA, in the heart of the Silicon Valley, known for explosive growth electronic industry there. Another notable example would be Tokyo, Japan. A metropolis (in Greek metera = mother and polis = city/town) is a major city, which is an economical and cultural center for some country, and usually a hub for its international connections. ... City nickname: Capital of Silicon Valley County Santa Clara County, California Area  - Total  - Water 461. ... Silicon Valley is a commonly used nickname for the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in northern California, USA, originally referring to the concentration of silicon chip innovators and manufacturers, but eventually becoming a metaphor for the entire concentration of high tech businesses. ... Look up Electronic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Electronic can refer to many things: Objects related to electronics The band Electronic. ... Tokyo (東京; Tōkyō, lit. ...


A number of technopolises, also known as technology parks, have been deliberately sponsored in order to promote the development of hi-tech in a particular area and to repeat the success of the Silicon Valley. Examples are Sophia Antipolis, France, and Astropolis, Lapland, Finland. Sophia Antipolis is a technology park north-west of Nice, France. ... Languages Sami, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Russian Area - Population  - Sami  - Non-Sami - (Year) - (Year) Independence None¹ Time zone UTC +1 to +3 ¹/ Integrated parts of Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia respectively, but with varying degrees of autonomy for the Sami population. ...


Technopolises are usually the hubs of high-tech marketing.


Technopolis was also the title of a comic book series published by Caliber Comics in 1997.


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The tech park application will be sent this week to the Indiana Department of Commerce, where a decision on whether to approve it is expected as early as the end of the month.
Within the boundaries of a certified technology park, the city could capture a portion of state payroll taxes and sales taxes generated to use for improvement and development of the area.
The certified technology park designation - created several years ago by the state - and the approximately one dozen such parks started throughout Indiana since are part of a statewide shift in focus from industrial to technology jobs, with many of the former having moved out of the Indiana and out of the country.
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