Mission
URBAN INNOVATION21, ADMINISTRATOR OF THE PITTSBURGH CENTRAL KEYSTONE INNOVATION ZONE (PCKIZ) IS A PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT BOOSTS REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGH 21ST CENTURY INNOVATION-DRIVEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP. URBAN INNOVATION21 LINKS SUCCESSFUL INNOVATION ECONOMY CLUSTERS WITH THE NEEDS AND ASSETS OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES BY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING PROGRAMS, BUILDING STRATEGIC BRIDGES AND TEAMING UP WITH EXISTING ORGANIZATIONS AND INITIATIVES. URBAN INNOVATION21 BELIEVES THAT AN INCLUSIVE INNOVATION ECONOMY IS KEY IN INCREASING REGIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AND SUSTAINABILITY.BECAUSE OF ITS SUCCESS AND CREATIVITY IN ADMINISTERING THE KIZ PROGRAM, URBAN INNOVATION21 WAS RENAMED IN JANUARY OF 2012 BY THEN, PCKIZ BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO INCREASE THE BREADTH OF THE PCKIZ'S WORK AND TO SUPPORT INITIATIVES THAT ARE OUTSIDE THE DEFINED BOUNDARY OF THE PCKIZ.