As an American, I'd like it if the US had an industrial-innovation SEZ, but this is not at all a US-specific need.
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AFAIK, the three essentials for an SEZ are a.) buy-in from the host country; b.) sponsorship from a Great Power country if the host country is not one, as in China's SEZs around the world; c.) an "anchor tenant" business around which an ecosystem of startups can flourish.
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For this to work specifically for high-tech industrial innovation, we'd probably also need to shape the founding culture in a way that promotes technical ingenuity. We'd want to catalyze a ferment of innovation like the early Silicon Valley.
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(IMO one problem with SV today, for instance, is that blue-collar mechanical geniuses and hard-science intellectuals don't mix socially or professionally enough. Classism is bad for innovation. One of many trends I'm trying to buck at Daphnia!)
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Replying to @drethelin
or one makerspace with a lathe! shared LARGE hardware tools are scarce.
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The problem is anything like that is a) insanely dangerous and b) very expensive, and c) usually pretty easy to damage through error. This means you either need to sharply limit who can come into your space, or pay someone to watch it at all times, and have insurance.
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Replying to @drethelin @s_r_constantin
Noisebridge has already almost died due to insurance costs!
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Replying to @s_r_constantin
I think there are all sorts of cool, fun, interesting, valuable things that rich people would be happier to fund if they could do it without exposing themselves to enormous legal risk which, even if they can afford it, is a giant fucking hassle.
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