Evolution of the Bangalore ICT cluster: the 'crystal growth' model

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Industry and Higher Education

Abstract

In about twenty years, starting in 1984, Bangalore has become the fourth best 'Global Hub of Technological Innovation', according to Business Week. This article reviews the major milestones in Bangalore's development and the interactive roles of government, universities and private entrepreneurs. The author offers a new model: innovation is not a state but a process, comparable to the chemical process of crystal formation and growth.

Publication Date

1-4-2006

Publisher

Sage Publications Ltd.

Volume

Vol.20

Issue

Iss.4

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