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business, technological development and research
institutions, while promoting integration of academic,
government and business. Likewise, the City of
Knowledge is the regional headquarters for some
of the most important international organizations
and NGO’s: UNICEF, the Red Cross, the United
Nations Development Programme for Latin America
and the Caribbean, the World Food Program, Plan
International or even the World Organization of the
Scout Movement’s Inter American Region.
The Master Plan for the City of Knowledge
regulates the use and growth of campus activities,
allowing orderly and efficient development of new
buildings and spaces. These new buildings will be
registered to obtain the LEED (Leader in Energy and
Enviromental Development) Certification, granted
by the Green Building Certification Institute. This
certification serves as a tool in order to measure just
how sustainable a building is on matters of efficiency
in its use of water, energy, materials, resources,
indoor environment quality and design innovation.
As of, 2013, City of Knowledge has the first LEED
Gold certified building in Panama and the 4th LEED
Platinum certified building in Latin America (first in
the Central America and the Caribbean area).
The great challenge for the City of Knowledge
Foundation is to create and ensure an efficient,
competitive and supportive environment, whose
development is sustained by the delicate balance of
economic, social and environmental aspects with an
effective blend of local and global expertise. This is
the reason why the City of Knowledge aspires to be
a Sustainable City, through its master development
plan, whose management and urban planning model
is supported by a sustainability plan that is unique
in Panama.
The City of Knowledge steps forward and creates
today what the knowledge community of tomorrow
shall be, by offering the best quality of life and work
conditions to those who aspire to collaborate, as of
now, in the task of building that better future for all.
“The City of Knowledge project is much more
than a complex of offices and business, science or
development facilities. Ever since its inception, it has
understood the needs to start projects in order to
achieve a more dynamic transfer of knowledge in the
region and promote sustainable human development
models”
Prof. Jorge Arosemena
Executive Director
CITY OF KNOWLEDGE (CIUDAD DEL SABER)
Prof. Jorge R. Arosemena
Executive Director
Building 104, Clayton,
Ancon, Panama City
Tel: (+507) 306 3700
Fax: (+507) 317 3799
info@cdspanama.org
www.ciudaddelsaber.org
Activity: Center of Knowledge, Innovation,
Entrepreneurship, Research & Development
Date of creation: 1997
Just a few minutes from downtown Panama City, City
of Knowledge is strategically located across from the
Panama Canal. Some 120 hectares and more than
200 buildings of what once was the Clayton military
base are now home to a booming international
community established for the purpose of business,
academic, scientific, and humanistic collaboration.
The objective is human and sustainable development
based on knowledge.
The City of Knowledge Foundation is a private,
non-profit organization and the project it directs is
an independent endeavor. Its mission is to make
knowledge available for the benefit of sustainable
development by fostering the competitive
advantages of Panama.
City of Knowledge is a management platform that
focuses on boosting the innovative and competitive
capacities of the users who share the Campus.
Integration, dynamic networking, and joint efforts
facilitate the transference of knowledge. This allows
for an unusual concentration of innovative firms,
international organizations focused on development,
as well as academic and research institutions,
resulting in a lively and successfully collaborative
community. In order to strengthen these dynamics,
City of Knowledge provides access to a series of
benefits and services aimed at the needs of its users.
Panama’s competitive advantages are reflected
in the six main areas that the City of Knowledge
Foundation has identified as priorities for focus and
work: Information and Communication Technologies,
Biosciences, Environmental Management, Human
Development, Global Services, and Business
Management and Entrepreneurial Culture.
At the present time, the institution provides facilities
and support for education programs, innovative