The instrument also encourages the articulation of actors of the Colombian innovation system by favouring proposals submitted by regional governments jointly with universities, science parks and companies. In Korea, technoparks have been built to address the gap between the metropolitan area of Seoul and other more peripheral regions. Technology park development includes the construction of infrastructure (e.g. common business support facilities, incubators), locating of research centres and universities to increase the pool of human capital and promote R&D, implementation of networking programmes and incentives for joint R&D projects, and the provision of finance for tech-based SMEs and start-ups, including through venture and seed capital.