Definition of the City of Knowledge

"It is a geographical territory where, based on a plan and general strategy jointly adopted by society and the government, its players have the common goal of building an economy based on the development of knowledge.”

Lic. Jose Natividad Gonzalez-Paras

The “Monterrey, International City of Knowledge” Program is a great alliance between the various sectors of the community, for the purpose of triggering an economy in which knowledge is created, transmitted, acquired and used with great efectiveness by its citizens and its organizations, with the objective of promoting economic and social development for the community itself.

Characteristics of the City of Knowledge

It considers its inhabitants as Creators.
It is attractive for Creators from other cities and facilitates their presence.
It is a node of knowledge networks and it possesses high-quality resources for the formation of Creators.
It has the necessary instruments to make knowledge accesible to its Creators.
It considers each and everyone of its resources and spaces as opportunities to inspire and generate new knowledge.
It connects its institutions through a new urban infrastructure in order to create a network of innovation developers.

The Three Elements for a City of Sustainable Knowledge

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