Development of the Polytechnic National School Science Park for Innovation and Linkage with the Productive Sector

To increase innovation levels among companies and institutions in Ecuador's Northern Region (NR). The specific objectives are: (i) to expand the provision of scientific-technological services (STS) by the Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN) to productive stakeholders in the NR; (ii) to increase innovation collaboration between the EPN and productive stakeholders in the NR; and (iii) to strengthen innovation capabilities within the polytechnic community and among stakeholders in the NR ecosystem.

Project Detail

Country

Ecuador

Project Number

EC-L1346

Approval Date

Project Status

Preparation

Project Type

Loan Operation

Sector

PRIVATE FIRMS AND SME DEVELOPMENT

Subsector

ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT, CLUSTERS AND INNOVATION

Lending Instrument

Investment Loan

Lending Instrument Code

INV

Modality

ESP (Specific Investment Operation)

Facility Type

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Category B: Likely to cause mostly local and short-term negative environmental and associated social impacts and for which effective mitigation measures are readily available

Total Cost

USD 43,500,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

Original Amount Approved

USD 43,500,000.00

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Preparation Phase

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB001010-2097174174-19

Environmental and Social Execution

EC-L1346 PPPI FFD_V1 Junio_2026.pdf

Jun. 15, 2026

English

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB001010-2097174174-18

Environmental and Social Execution

EC-L1346 EAS_PGAS FFD_V1 Junio_2026.pdf

Jun. 15, 2026

Spanish