It?s a two-way street, frankly. It allows some of our business community to learn what?s going on out here, the issues they?re struggling with. On the flip side, it allows the start-up companies to learn first-hand from the experience and seasoned business veterans on how to deal with certain issues.

All the nurturing is being done to reach that point. There are building blocks we must use. If we?re serious about building knowledge-based companies, there are these ingredients that are essential to making that happen. It?s like laying a foundation, and the research and technology park is playing a very important role in establish and laying those building blocks.