Evaluating Science and Technology Parks in France

1995 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 349-356 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thierry Bruhat
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Principal Characteristics ◽  
The Public ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
Technology Parks

In this paper, Thierry Bruhat considers the experience to date of the development of science and technology parks, or technopoles, in France. He discusses the different approaches to their establishment, their principal characteristics, and the ways in which the performance and significance of the technopoles can be fully evaluated. He stresses the ‘added value’ of the parks — their contribution to the endogenous economic development of their regions. With specific examples, he analyses their role as networking agents at the public—private sector interface, and catalysts in the innovation process, emphasizing the issues of site preparation, technopole structure, and the role of participants. The key to economic success, argues the author, is the pooling of the information and skills ‘which are often trapped in the compartmentalized worlds of industry, technology, and academia.’

The role of science and technology parks as firm growth boosters: an empirical analysis in Catalonia

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (5) ◽  
pp. 645-658 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josep-Maria Arauzo-Carod ◽  
Agustí Segarra-Blasco ◽  
Mercedes Teruel
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Analysis ◽  
Firm Growth ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
Technology Parks

Knowledge transfer and the role of local absorptive capability at science and technology parks

2013 ◽  
Vol 20 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 291-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd Hair Awang ◽  
Mohd Yusof Hussain ◽  
Jalaluddin Abdul Malek
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
Technology Parks

A study on the role of science and technology parks in development of knowledge-based economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sama Khanmirzaee ◽  
Mostafa Jafari ◽  
Peyman Akhavan
Keyword(s):  
Science And Technology ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
Schematic Model ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
Knowledge Based Economy ◽  
Technology Parks

Purpose Science parks play an important role in development of technology and are able to stimulate economic growth of the countries. The purpose of this paper is to study the role that science and technology parks (STPs) play in growth of knowledge-based economy. Design/methodology/approach Key factors affecting the competitive advantages and the World Bank indicators resulting in knowledge-based economy were displayed in the form of a questionnaire which was examined by experts. The questionnaire was designed to evaluate main factors and sub-factors of competitive advantages of the institutions, including aspects of human resources, research and development and technology transfer, facilities, market development and to assess the main criteria of knowledge-based economy known as pillars of the overall economic performance, the institutional regime and economic incentives, innovation system, education and information technology and communications. Findings The obtained results from the study on competitive advantages were evaluated and analyzed by using SPSS software and the results of the review on development of knowledge-based economy were modeled by SmartPLS software with partial least squares method. Eventually, the obtained model was tested and analyzed. Originality/value This study is an original contribution to the theory of STPs and knowledge-based economy. It was initiated to examine the role of STPs in development of knowledge-based economy and presentation schematic model.

scholarly journals Planning for an Innovation District: Questions for Practitioners to Consider

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Lawrence ◽  
Michael Q. Hogan ◽  
Elizabeth Brown
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Research Triangle ◽  
Science And Technology Parks ◽  
The Future ◽  
Technology Parks ◽  
Route 128 ◽  
Physical Spaces

Innovation districts are physical spaces that serve to strengthen the foundations and institutions of an innovation ecosystem. The design, implementation, and management of formalized innovation districts is a new practice area. Research draws upon the experience of concentrated areas of innovation that occurred organically, such as Boston’s Route 128, as well as intentional projects to bring together innovators in large science and technology parks, such as North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park. Existing research focuses on how to define and design innovation districts and evaluate their impact, as well as general policy considerations. In this paper, we review the definitions and benefits of an innovation district, reviewing the existing empirical research on their impacts. We then propose a series of questions to guide practitioners in addressing the economic, physical, social, and governance elements of an innovation district. Finally, we outline some of the challenges in creating an innovation district and ways to measure progress, to allow practitioners to get ahead of potential issues in the future. This paper is intended to help policymakers and practitioners working in innovation and economic development translate the concepts of innovation ecosystems into actionable next steps for planning innovation districts in their communities.

Peace and the private sector: Northern Ireland’s regional experience of globalised trends

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katy Hayward ◽  
Eoin Magennis
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Peace Process ◽  
State Level ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sustainable Peace

Chapter nine explores the role of NGOs in assessing business and the private sector in promoting peace in Northern Ireland. Analyses of Northern Ireland’s peace process tend to concentrate on the public or non-profit sector. The role of the private sector has been more or less ignored. The lack of scholarly focus may reflect the traditional gap in comprehension and cooperation between business and peace. This, however, is changing. Liberal IR assumptions about the spillover effects of economic development have morphed into analysis of the potential for globalisation to improve international connections, thus making the recourse to violence less likely. At a sub-state level, the same liberal premises are present in the concept of business-based peacebuilding, which identifies a natural complementarity between the objectives of private sector actors and the maintenance of a stable, sustainable peace.

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