Techno-regions have generated most of the new jobs in the past decade and this technology is driving economic development; however, problems persist. This book highlights the potential pitfalls and suggests methods by which a sustainable, distinctive and prosperous technology-based regional economy can exist.

DAVID V. GIBSON Associate Director and The Nadya Kozmetsky Scott Centennial Fellow, IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin, USA PATRICIA A. HAYES Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Austin's Seton Healthcare Network, USA GEORGE KOZMETSKY Founder IC2 Institute, USA PATRICIA MHONDO MBA Candidate, Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands CHET ORLOFF Director, Pamplin Institute and Museum, Adjunct Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Portland State University and Founding President , Museum of the City, USA PIERRE OUELETTE Department of Economics, University of the Quebec to Montréal (UQAM), Canada RALPH R. SHAW Co-Founder and General Partner, Shaw Venture Partners, USA BERTHA VALLEJO CARLOS PhD Candidate, MERIT/UNU-INTECH Programme in Economics and Policy Studies of Technical Change, Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands