Vincent Lo's second dream

KIC at Yangpu district

From a distance the first slide of the Knowledge & Innovation Community (KIC) Vincent Lo is creating in Shanghai looks like an image from Second Life. But it is a dream, after he created the succesful Xintiandi in Shanghai, a second dream.
Next to 17 Shanghainese universities a high tech community has 84 ha available for

technological innovation and entrepreneurship similar to that of Silicon Valley in the United States and to provide "live-work" accommodation inspired by the Left Bank in Paris. Placing strong emphasis on education, technology, culture, research and business incubation, KIC will be a multi-function community where people live, study, work and relax.

Vincent Lo admitted today at a private party I just returned from that the area did not yet took off as fast as he had hoped, but I certainly take up his invitation to have a look there very soon.