PFI: Eco-enterprise Partnerships for Innovation in Puerto Rico

这一创新伙伴关系(PFI)项目--波多黎各的生态企业创新伙伴关系--将把不同的利益攸关方聚集在一起，为环境科学、行业创新、有科学素养和有竞争力的劳动力发展以及指导伙伴关系方面的知识转让创造一个可复制的模式。它的主要重点是该岛北部的技术走廊，称为INICICATIVA Tecnologica del Norte(INTENOR，西班牙语的首字母缩写)，但项目活动将在全岛进行。该项目将解决与行业相关的环境问题；创新的必要性；以及行业对能源、替代燃料汽车和固体废物处理的关注。这个为期三年的项目的一个主要组成部分将是建立一个生态企业孵化器，为废物管理的整个周期提供服务：从工业副产品到废物转化为能源，再到适销对路的回收产品。该项目将有七(7)个主要组成部分：(1)最初的全岛会议，(2)全岛普通奖学金竞赛，(3)知识转让，通过UMET环境事务学院与UMET创业区密切合作领导的为期三年的生态企业培训倡议，与政府机构波多黎各贸易(PRT)密切合作，(4)全岛生态企业竞赛，向所有完成PRT赞助的“La Llave partu Negocio”的公民开放，(5)建立一个专门的生态企业孵化器，(6)协作指导和技术援助，以及(7)EcoLink，这是一个面向工业界、学术界和生态界的网站，旨在展示当前的环境问题，激励更广泛的公众提出创新的解决方案，并建立新的合作伙伴关系。该项目将在整个波多黎各提供生态企业创新培训和前沿知识转移。合作伙伴：核心合作伙伴包括Metropolitana大学(牵头机构)(拉美裔服务机构)；波多黎各贸易(PRT)(政府机构)；INTENOR：位于波多黎各北部技术走廊的十三(13)个毗连市政府和制药/生物技术行业的联盟，包括默克·夏普·多恩、辉瑞、杜邦、雅培和圣胡安水泥；以及13个城市：阿雷西博、巴塞罗内塔、恰莱斯、多拉多、佛罗里达、哈蒂洛、马纳蒂、莫罗维斯、托阿阿尔塔、托阿巴哈、尤图亚多、维加阿尔塔和维加巴哈。合作伙伴包括波多黎各能源事务管理局(政府机构)、波多黎各固体废物管理局(政府机构)、桑坦德银行、波多黎各人民银行、Solena集团(公司)、EcoElectrica(热电公司)、Mision Industrial(非政府组织)、Conectarse(非政府组织)、EStudios Technicos，Inc.(经济和规划咨询公司)和波多黎各商会。

This Partnerships for Innovation (PFI) project, Eco-enterprise Partnerships for Innovation in Puerto Rico, will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders to create a replicable model for the transfer of knowledge on environmental sciences, industry innovation, scientifically literate and competitive workforce development, and mentoring partnerships. Its primary focus is on the northern technological corridor of the island known as the Iniciativa Tecnologica del Norte, (INTENOR, for its initials in Spanish), but project activities will be carried out throughout the island. This project will address industry-related environmental issues; the need for innovation; and industry concerns regarding energy, alternative fuel vehicles, and solid waste disposal. A major component of this three-year project will be the establishment of an eco-enterprise incubator that serves the entire cycle of waste management: from industrial by-products -- to waste-to-energy -- to marketable recycled products. The project will have seven (7) major components: (1) an initial island-wide conference, (2) an island-wide general scholarship competition, (3) knowledge transfer, through a three-year eco-enterprise training initiative led by UMET's School of Environmental Affairs in partnership with UMET's Entrepreneurship Area, in close collaboration with the government agency Puerto Rico Trade (PRT), (4) an island-wide eco-enterprise competition, open to all citizens who have completed the PRT sponsored "La Llave para tu Negocio", (5) establishment of a specialized eco-enterprise incubator, (6) collaborative mentoring and technical assistance, and (7) EcoLink, a website for industries, academia, and the ecobusiness community to present current environmental concerns, stimulate innovative solutions from the wider public, and establish new partnerships.The project will provide eco-enterprise innovation training and cutting-edge knowledge transfer throughout Puerto Rico.Partners: The core partners include Universidad Metropolitana (Lead Institution) (Hispanic Serving Institution); Puerto Rico Trade (PRT) (government agency); INTENOR: a coalition of thirteen (13) contiguous municipal governments and the pharmaceutical/biotech industries located in the northern technology corridor of Puerto Rico, including Merck Sharpe & Dohne, Pfizer, DuPont, Abbott, and San Juan Cement; and 13 municipalities: Arecibo, Barceloneta, Ciales, Dorado, Florida, Hatillo, Manati, Morovis, Toa Alta, Toa Baja, Utuado, Vega Alta, and Vega Baja. Collaborating Partners include Puerto Rico Energy Affairs Administration (government agency); Puerto Rico Solid Waste Authority (government agency); Bank of Santander; Banco Popular of Puerto Rico; Solena Group (company); EcoElectrica (cogeneration company); Mision Industrial (NGO); Conectarse (NGO); Estudios Technicos, Inc (ETI)(economic and planning consulting firm); and Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce.