The San Antonio Port Authority: Becoming a Leader of Innovation
The San Antonio Port Authority: Becoming a Leader of Innovation

Author(s): Nicholas Tefend
Subject(s): ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Transport / Logistics
Published by: Scientia Moralitas Research Institute
Keywords: San Antonio Port Authority; innovation; Kelly Air Force Base; Internet of Things; digital platforms;
Summary/Abstract: The San Antonio Port Authority aims to develop and implement one of the foremost hubs for innovation in the United States. Once a part of Kelly Air Force Base, which closed in 2001, the San Antonio Port Authority took over and decided to become an innovation hub. Innovation is the development of new technologies such as automation, robotics, and communications, to name a few areas this new technology has influenced. Innovation is at the heart of the Fourth Industrial Revolution that the world is undergoing, which has transformed the world we live in and continues to change how we interact with the world around us (Philbeck and Davis 2019). Innovation is a vital part of growth in a country’s GDP; with the rise of broadband internet service as an example, the U.S.’s GDP has increased by over 1.3% for each 10% increase in penetration (West 2011). The Port Authority is building a potential haven for innovation but needs to address some potential issues to maximize innovation. Tech Port SA, the Port Authority’s innovation hub, must address the potential conflict between innovators and non-innovator industries. Additionally, it is critical to maintain the balance between different types of innovation and ensure there is not an emphasis on one, which will potentially stifle the other types of innovation even though they have aerospace, applied technology, and more types being added. This paper examines the issues the Port Authority will have so that solutions may be implemented accordingly.

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