In the news
Recent announcements, blog posts and news articles about the instrumental role of innovation districts.
Downtown Winston-Salem’s Innovation Quarter is featured in a global research report on the roles that districts play in resolving “wicked problems”.
April 2024
The Monash Technology Precinct is recognized by The Global Institute on Innovation Districts as a model for effective land planning and fostering innovation, supporting diverse knowledge-intensive activities and 115,000 jobs.
April 2024
The Monash Technology Precinct has been recognised as an example of how effective land planning and zoning activities can enable innovation and foster a thriving, multipurpose ecosystem.
April 2024
Interview with Julie Wagner for Verve Ventures, where she explains how select urban geographies are transforming research into a vibrant economy.
April 2024
An exclusive interview with Julie Wagner, the President of The Global Institute on Innovation Districts, known as one of the Female Disruptors featured by Authority Magazine.
December 2023
Julie Wagner discusses her new report on the seven key factors in designing effective governance of innovation districts – crucial new foundations of the next stage of the urban economy, with host Tim Williams
September 2023
Innovation ecosystems can generate economic, financial, and social benefits for all, and there’s new federal funding to build them. A six-step playbook could help leaders get them right.
February 2023
Communities across the nation are learning the lessons derived from pioneers such as North Carolina’s Research Triangle, St. Louis’s Cortex District, and Philadelphia’s uCity Square.
September 2022
A new Geospatial Institute in St. Louis, catalyzed by investment from regional universities and local leadership, will cement St. Louis as the world’s center for geospatial excellence.
April 2022
Israel’s government will invest ₪150M (US $50M) in the Be’er Sheva Innovation District, positioning the city as a significant center of technological innovation.
April 2021
JobsOhio has been developing an innovation strategy to attract and retain companies in the fastest growing sectors and energize urban settings.
January 2021
Innovation district leaders from seven countries join a first of its kind practitioner-led network.
November 2020
To promote a more inclusive economy and confront pressing societal challenges, the federal government should invest in innovation districts across the country.
November 2020
Efforts to promote equitable development have been reinforced in Cleveland with a new kind of anchor: The
Cleveland Foundation.
November 2020
A video recording from a recent panel with GIID President Julie Wagner on the way Innovation Precincts will influence future industries. Moderated by James Green.
September 2020
Insights surfaced by the Global Network of Innovation Districts shine a light on how to boost “creative collisions,” collaborative innovation, and cross-pollination during COVID-19.
August 2020
Conversations with innovation district leaders paint a new narrative of how these places were inspired to pivot during the pandemic.
June 2020
The Global Institute on Innovation Districts offers five insights for governments on how to position innovation districts as a road to recovery.
May 2020
Eleven additional innovation districts are advancing research to tackle COVID-19.
April 2020
The global network of innovation districts is tackling COVID-19 through advanced research, rapid prototyping, and commercialization.
March 2020
The woman who will stop the brain drain from Be’er Sheva: The Innovation Quarter is under way.
January 2020
The innovation architect: Retiring CEO Dennis Lower on how he built Cortex into the model innovation district.
January 2020
Julie Wagner talks about why Cortex is now the model for innovation districts around the world.
January 2020
Bruce Katz rethinks the interplay between public investments and private wealth in cities.
November 2019
Nesta CEO Geoff Mulgan highlights orchestration, curation and finding creative approaches to capturing land value, as the main ingredients to a successfull innovation district.
November 2019
Anna Robaton-Winthrop examines the ever-growing role of Ventas Inc. in the development of knowledge communities and innovation districts.
November 2019
In an interview with Graydon Pleasants, Fran Daniel talks about the growth of the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter and how it was chosen to be one of the first members of the Global Institute on Innovation Districts Steering Committee.
June 2019
Kirsty Tuxford explores what makes a successful innovation district and how Athens used innovation to combat economic and social challenges.
June 2019
Official press release of the formal establishment of The Global Institute and the launch of “The Evolution of Innovation Districts” research brief.
June 2019
Julie Wagner is interviewed for the Class Of 2020 Annual Trends Report on Innovation Districts and how they impact student life.
January 2019
Julie Wagner is interviewed by Dina Aletras, Editor in Chief of H Edition Global Magazine on the Rise of Innovation Districts.
December 2018
In this article by Patrick Sisson, Julie Wagner weighs in on the housing and transit challenges faced by Cambridge’s Kendall Square.
November 2018
How Mayors Can Drive Inclusive Growth by Greg Fischer, Bruce Katz and Julie Wagner.
July 2017
Why Innovation Districts are the new catalyst for international business development
by Bert-Jan Woertman.
September 2015
The Rise of Urban Innovation Districts by Bruce Katz and
Julie Wagner.
November 2014
Innovation districts appear in cities as disparate as Montreal and London by Bruce Katz and Julie Wagner.
February 2014
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The Global Institute
The Global Institute on Innovation Districts is a global non-profit organization, established by a group of influential leaders active in the growth and advancement of innovation districts.
Its ambition is to create a global network of innovation districts, providing empirically grounded research, and a platform to share ideas and strategies—all to strengthen their position as they navigate crucial decisions, opportunities, and challenges through all stages of their growth and advancement.