"A LONG JOURNEY BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP"
METROPOLITAN ECONOMIC STRATEGY,
SUSTAINABILITY, PROSPERITY,
INNOVATION, AND INCLUSIVENESS
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION ZONES
Porto Alegre
The Porto Alegre Sustainable Innovation Zone (ZISPOA--Zona de Inovação Sustentável de Porto Alegre) is the first major implementation step of Global Urban Development's World Bank-funded 2015 Leapfrog Economic Strategy for the City of Porto Alegre and the State of Rio Grande do Sul (RS) to become the most Sustainable and Innovative places in Latin America by 2030.
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION ZONES
Other Current Zones:
Santo Angelo and Panama City
Through GUD, Sustainable Innovation Zones are now beginning to spread to other cities. Currently two more have recently been launched: 1) ZISSAN in Santo Angelo, a smaller Brazilian city in Rio Grande do Sul; and 2) ACTA in Panama City, Panama.
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION ZONES
Other Zones in Development
Through GUD, Sustainable Innovation Zones are now beginning to spread to other cities. GUD is working to help organize Sustainable Innovation Zones in other cities, including London (UK), Toronto (Canada), and New York City (US).