This book is the first collection of scholarly writings on science and technology parks (STPs) that has an international perspective. It explores concrete ways to systematically collect information on public and private organizations related to their support of and activities in STPs, including incubation to start-up and scale-up, and collaborations with centers of knowledge creation. Rather than perpetuate the qualitative assessment of successful practices, the focus of this book is to present quantitative and qualitative evidence of the impact of STPs on regional development and to raise awareness on the importance of systematic data collection and analysis. Only through a systematic collection of data on fiscal identification numbers of companies, universities, and university spin-offs will it be possible to conduct current and especially future analyses on the impact of STPs on entrepreneurship, effectiveness of technology transfer, and regional economic development.  To this extent, the synergistic views of academics, representatives from STPs, and policy experts are crucial.

“Science and technology parks (STPs) are one of the main actors in the enhancement of the global knowledge economy.  Although there are many strategic models, there are sufficient and common denominators to regard them as a species, a very powerful tool for economic development based on knowledge, technology and innovation. This book is a good attempt to critically and comprehensively explore the impact of STPs.” (Luis Sanz, Advisory Council President, International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP))

“Science and technology parks are a critical infrastructure in a nation’s innovation system.  The contributors to this book have greatly expanded our understanding of these parks, and their scholarship has enriched the research and practitioner professions.” (Donald S. Siegel, Foundation Professor of Public Policy and Management, Arizona State University)

Presents the first collection of an international perspective on science and technology parks Presents quantitative and qualitative evidence of the impact of science and technology parks on regional development Explores concrete ways to collect data on support of science and technology parks

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