Helping cities learn and act together.
ScaleX coordinates cross-border innovation corridors – regional networks of cities with shared missions for green and inclusive development. Hands-on training enables public and private sector leaders to create valuable infrastructure to better source, test, deploy and scale new technologies and solutions. Participants join a global alliance of ScaleX partners, sharing best practices and replicating successful pilots across markets.
ScaleX is a collaboration between the United Nations and United Cities and Local Governments.
CONNECT
We bring policymakers, corporations and innovators together to work on shared missions.
DESIGN
We co-create regional corridors and place-specific strategies, trainings and initiatives to kickstart innovation.
TEST
We enable cities and industries to pilot in real-world settings to enhance readiness and de-risk adoption.
SCALE
We share learnings and data, and open markets to accelerate growth across borders.
SUPPORTED BY A WORLD-CLASS NETWORK OF PARTNERS
How innovation corridors unite fragmented ecosystems.
Innovation corridors are a framework through which cities and regions facing similar industrial challenges can collaborate: pooling demand to create larger markets and momentum for startups; sharing institutional capacity to reduce costs and risks; and ensuring that what is learned in one place informs what’s done elsewhere.
NEW PAPER
Innovation Scaling Corridors: Building the Shared Infrastructure Cities Need
The latest ScaleX paper outlines the principles and practices behind creating shared innovation infrastructure that scales across borders and sectors. Download to learn more.
Why partner with ScaleX?
Governments, corporates, investors, innovation agencies and founders can all plug into and benefit from the ScaleX platform. Becoming a vetted ScaleX partner or running a national ScaleX program gives you access to the best practices, places and people from around the world – building the future together.
Some of our focus areas.
ScaleX is a global network with local roots. We are already collaborating with governments and partners around the world – and welcome your interest in joining one of these programs or starting your own.
