Title: Crafting the environment for high tech incubation projects: the case of Dubai

Authors: Zeinab Karake Shalhoub, Lubna Al Qasimi

Addresses: School of Business and Management, American University of Sharjah, P.O. Box 26666, Sharjah, UAE. ' Tejari.Com, Dubai, UAE

Abstract: This paper discusses the state of incubation projects in developing countries with a special emphasis on the case of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. While many of the incubation projects in the developed world have been established in response to economic dislocation and distress, business and technology incubation initiatives are a relatively recent development policy instrument in the developing world. Nevertheless, assessments of incubator performance in many parts of the world indicate positive impacts, mainly in terms of increasing the chances of new enterprise survival rates. The main objective of this paper is to evaluate the role of the Government of Dubai in creating the necessary legal, economic, political and technological environments to ensure the success of technology incubators and technology parks in the Emirate.

Keywords: technology incubators; technology parks; Dubai Internet City; Dubai Media City; Dubai Techo Park; DTP; United Arab Emirates; developing world; rule of law; intellectual property rights; competition and openness; social capital; start-ups.

DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2004.004872

International Journal of Management Practice, 2004 Vol.1 No.1, pp.86 - 108

Published online: 07 Jul 2004 *

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