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Creative industries, a key factor to drive the creative
Creative city has become an important policy for |
In the US, San Diego is an example of a city that has recovered from economic recession and developed into the city with the high- est growth rate, thanks to biotech study and clinical trials, despite situated out- side California’s high-tech industrial estate and small amount of government investment. Its success is due to many components happening simultaneously, for example, the business operation done by Univer- sity of California, San Diego (UCSD) or Connect, an org- anisation that connects the university, finance and bus- iness together to attract investors and entrepreneurs across the world by provid- ing help to entrepreneurs since the start of business. In meanwhile, Connect, in cooperation with UCSD, holds graduate and docto- rate courses. In addition, BIOCOM not only provides assistance regarding skills enhancement and network building, but also stimulates the government to organise several initiatives, such as cooperation with local gov- ernment to allocate suffi- cient water supply for industrial sector’s use, and policy to push the city as the region’s biotech center. |
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city must be open for newcomers to fit in harmoniously, or have cultural flexibility, defin- itely not a conservative city. An attractive city must have enough social stability to create conti- nuity, yet enough diversity to generate creativity in many forms. |
knowledge in work want to change the city so that it has the combination between history and modern structure, good public transportation, restau- rants, music and enter- tainment spots. More importantly, the city needs to have footpath space available to org- anize activities, along with various shapes of buildings. These needs influence how architects design modern office buildings to stimulate creativity. |
However, a com- munity culture alone is not enough to make a city that attracts creative entrepreneurs. Bus- iness facilities, esp- ecially knowledge and technology, are needed to support business growth. |
In addition to personnel and technology, the city’s real estate developers have built special labs and offices as working spaces for biologists. These companies are located only 10 minutes away from UCSD and the industrial estate, giving birth to the city’s Biotech and R&D cluster that is active and stimulates other industries in the city. |
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